Bar Elections: Time for Reflection
The recent spate of bar elections, whether in the Supreme Court Bar, Lahore Bar or Lahore High Court Bar elections ...
Monday, March 20, 2023
Tag: independence
What’s In A Name: Changing The Name Of The Mughal Gardens
Recently the name of Mughal Gardens in Rashtrapati Bhavan (the official residence of the President of India) has been changed ...
The Current Historical Situation In South Asia
I regard India, Pakistan as one country, only temporarily separated by that historical British swindle called Partition, but are sure ...
Pakistanis Need To Think More Critically About “United India”
Pakistan is going through an economic crisis that is exacerbated by the impact of the climate crisis caused floods, and ...
When Will The Dust Settle And Pakistan Overcome Its Instability?
As the world welcomes 2023, Pakistanis begin the new year with the same question in mind. It is neither a ...
Anti-Colonial Activists, Mosques and Mystics Of Amrot Sharif
Amrot Sharif is a historical village in Garhi Yasin taluka in the Shikarpur district. It is located about 9 km ...
Iqbal’s Poetry Gave Much To Learn From But Very Little Has Been Adopted By Us
“Lab Pe Aati Hai Dua Ban Ke Tamanna Meri, Zindagi Sham’a Ki Surat Ho Khudaya Meri” This poem by Allama ...
Jazz at the Museum – Celebrating 75 Years of Independence
Amidst the hustle and bustle of the Walled City, nestled in the confines of Greater Iqbal Park, lies the National ...
Interpreting Faiz: A Distant Lover’s Memory or the Longing for a Utopian State?
Introduction Iss waqt yun lagta hai ke kuchh bhi nahi hai, mehtaab na sooraj, na andhera na sawera are some ...
When South Asia Celebrated Its First Independence Day: Just How Happy Were We?
Each year nations all around the globe celebrate their freedom with happiness, commemorating the sacrifices, offering gratitude and thanking their ...
One Step Towards A People’s History Of Pakistan
Broadly speaking, Pakistani historiography has tended to focus mainly on the country’s high politics, but a few have penned the ...
How Women Artists Came To Express Themselves With Dark Humour And Defiance
This article cannot start without mentioning the first female artist that Pakistan ever had. She, in turn, paved the way ...
PM Shehbaz Reiterates Call For ‘Charter Of Economy’
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday reiterated his call for the formation of a “charter of economy”, saying a “conception ...
Introspection At 75: Back To The Basics
As Pakistan approaches its 75th birthday, the future seems uncertain. Generally, this ought to be a time for celebration. A ...
Justice Cornelius Remains A Figure Of Inspiration For Pakistan’s Judiciary
Three great luminaries of Pakistan’s superior judiciary are Justice Alvin Robert Cornelius, Justice Dorab Patel and Justice Bhagwan Das, ironically ...
Unpacking PTI’s ‘Mistake’ on Justice Qazi Faez Isa
The PTI’s much-vaunted three-and-a-half-year sheen of moral rectitude and high ethical standards is losing its shine with embarrassing rapidity. But ...
How Communalism Limits Urdu: From The Language Of Hindustan To That Of The Mussalman
From its glorious past interwoven into the first war of independence of the subcontinent in 1857 to becoming the language ...
89 Blasphemy-Accused Murdered Extrajudicially In Pakistan Since 1947
At least 89 citizens have been murdered in extrajudicial killings related to blasphemy cases since Pakistan’s inception, according to a ...
The New SBP Bill: When Central Bank Autonomy Goes So Far That It Challenges State Sovereignty
The current International Monetary Fund (IMF) program has been in limbo, and for its revival, the PTI government has agreed ...
Remembering An 1857 Folk Hero From Punjab: Rai Ahmad Kharal And The History Society Lahore
Believe it or not, there is a society in Lahore which is doing a very important and basic work in ...
August 14: Independence For Who?
On the 14th of August 2020, I wrote: “Every year for the past twenty years, when August arrives, I suddenly ...
Peshawar Police Arrest 129 Afghan Nationals After Independence Day Clashes
Authorities in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province have arrested 129 Afghan refugees in Peshawar this week, in the aftermath of Afghan independence day ...
THE TRUTH WILL OUT
Caretaker CM Mohsin Naqvi Authorises Punjab Police To Use ‘Any Means Necessary’ To Enforce State Writ
LAHORE: Caretaker chief minister (CM) Punjab Syed Mohsin...
Current Crisis Might Not End Well For Pakistan’s Judicial System
There were two dramas simultaneously staged by two...