Reports indicate that an Anti Terrorism Court (ATC) has ordered that the Computerized National Identity Cards (CNICs) of Mohsin Dawar and Manzoor Pashteen be blocked. This development appears to be part of legal proceedings against the two Pashtun leaders in connection with charges of provocative speeches and treason. The ATC has declared the two political […]
By Tayyab Wazir and Asadullah Khan Wazir The 21st century has been witnessing increased polarization, partisanship, ultra-nationalism, xenophobia, othering, toxic masculinity and racism. Emotionally charged political appeals and extreme political and ideological views greatly divide societies, which is leading towards regional, economic and ideological polarization. The politics of exclusion is increasing day by day. […]
The 13th Aalmi Urdu Conference has commenced in Karachi from Thursday Dec 3 to continue till Dec 6. Significantly wider on scale although largely restricted to online by the exigencies of COVID–19, such a great annual gathering of those who serve Urdu language and literature is a sign that the intellectual class of our country […]