Barbed wire, security check-posts, questioning by the security personnel asking for proof of identities – one might be forgiven for thinking it is an entry point to the beseiged Gaza strip in Palestine. But this ...
In his passionate speech to the parliament, Prime Minister Imran Khan stuck to his narrative that it was ‘their’ war in which we sacrificed 70,000 people and that we were ‘not recognised.’ He argued that ...
Do we remember the first “mission accomplished” in Afghanistan in 1989? After the Soviets left, U.S. and other Western countries also packed and left without rehabilitating the country or the fighters – the “mujahideen”, ten ...
Pakistan and India have been adversaries since the 1947 Partition. Both nations had divergent ideological foundations and religious grounds on which both were separated. Muslim minorities in the adversary state have been facing social and ...
History doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes. This quote – attributed to Mark Twain with or without credence – most aptly describes the past four decades of war and conflict in Afghanistan; hopefully it ...
Meera has spoken out about reports that she had been admitted to a mental health facility in the US. Speaking to BBC News in the aftermath of stories and rumours circulating on the internet about ...
On a Monday night, having tea at a local hut, a few of our friends were discussing the complex-confusing religious identity of Pakistan. One of them asked a question, “Why is there criticism on the ...
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 ...
After four decades of war, Afghan civilians have experienced many forms of suffering at the hands of various actors – be it drone strikes strikes, artillery shelling on a daily basis, a long-running insurgency and ...
Former Chief Justice of India Rajendra Mal Lodha had called the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) a ‘caged parrot,’ since, like a parrot, it would repeat whatever the government said, instead of acting independently. The ...
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