Contempt of court case in IHC: Imran again refrains from tendering unconditional apology

Islamabad: PTI Chairman Imran Khan, for the third time, avoided tendering an unconditional apology in a contempt case as he submitted his response to the Islamabad High Court (IHC). The former prime minister is facing contemp...

Unpacking Mengal’s Resignation: Where Are Balochistan’s Voice(s)?

The resignation of Sardar Akhtar Mengal has created a stir in Islamabad. The number of vlogs, television programs and interviews by journalists who believe that he ‘knows Balochistan’ are a plenty. Frankly as I write this, I...

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Pakistan And Quaid-e-Azam’s Dream

More than seven decades have passed since Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah led the historic movement for Pakistan's creation, securing a homeland for the Muslims of the Subcontinent through his extraordinary vision, determinatio...

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Bangladesh: Any similarities with Pakistan?

It has almost become a fashion statement these days to draw similarities between what recently transpired in Bangladesh and what could perhaps be waiting to happen in Pakistan. The real question however is whether are there trul...

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Myth of National Security

The spectre of national security haunts Pakistan. Since its inception, there hasn’t been a single year when the country was deemed safe and secure. The official rhetoric consistently emphasises that Pakistan is under threat fr...

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Consequences

You reap what you sow. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) had been pushing for a final confrontation with the government and the state for months. Delays, terrorist attacks in their home province, and other factors kept them from th...

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