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Is India making the same mistake Pakistan made by allying with the US?
The post-colonial history tells us that Uncle Sam has been more of a destabiliser than a divine presence in the region. Pakistan has been a close ally of the US since the 50s. But has the Islamic...
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What standards of justice should military courts in Pakistan adhere to?
Pakistan has been fighting an existential war against terrorists who have killed and maimed our people through vile acts of violence. The failure of the state to bring to justice and prosecute these...
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What purpose did Trump’s naked statue serve?
Let’s face it, there are not too many of us out there who are fans of Donald Trump. I am fairly certain even his kids cringe deep inside right before he goes on stage and opens his mouth. We have all...
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Are American airports justified in their paranoia?
I keep wondering, scratching my head in awe. Is it paranoia? Is it a schizophrenic existence that we have come to accept as a way of life? Or, is this edginess just something that has incrementally...
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Donald Trump thrives because Americans now only care about themselves – not...
With the rise of Donald Trump and the politics of pandering to people’s baser instincts, the following question becomes more crucial; can the current wave of racism, anxiety and cultural despair in...
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India must remember that Balochistan is not Bangladesh
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his Independence Day Speech on August 15, 2016 raised the issue of Pakistan’s human rights violations in Balochistan. This has brought a new excitement in New...
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Are America’s Nuclear Non-Proliferation policies laughable?
“The group of Obama’s running around and talking about meaningless sanctions until today is highly laughable.” Stated the North Korean Foreign Ministry spokesman after conducting the fifth and the...
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Is Canada the next Anglosphere super power?
China is snapping at the US’s heels in the race for world leadership. Punters cheer it on, disregarding the significance of the Anglosphere, a multinational composite of domestic prosperity, political...
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An open letter of gratitude to the Archbishop of Canterbury
Dear most reverend archbishop, Justin Welby, I am not sure how I am supposed to address you; may I call you the reverend father? This seems more appropriate considering the impression you’ve left...
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Why do Pakistan and India always have their daggers drawn?
Pakistan and India are locked in the conviction that each one wants the other’s destruction. Repeating the incantation is patriotic, questioning it, borderline seditious. Each country believes that its...
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Trump’s #MuslimBan: A realist’s take
Recently, the UAE foreign minister defended Donald Trump’s Muslim ban, claiming that it’s not Islamophobic. The unconvincing statement, perhaps given in relief or gratitude for the UAE having avoided...
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We will spread the colours of Basant thousands of miles away from home
It may not be a national holiday in South Asia, but the advent of Basant (spring) is certainly celebrated there in all its yellow glory, whether it is in Pakistan, Bangladesh or India. The colour...
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Why framing Shia genocide as a sectarian conflict only trivialises the problem
One of the most important factors which determine the way an issue is understood, debated and addressed is the way it is framed in the media. Framing becomes extremely important as it affects the...
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Why do students in American high schools resort to humiliating Muslims and...
When the student body president of a Northern California high school won his campaign after posting an Islamophobic joke, I was not surprised. It is part and parcel of American high schools to reward...
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Pakistan’s first ever pro-wrestling event was a success, but does it have a...
It was back in the 80s when the New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) visited Pakistan and conducted three shows at the Liaquat Gymnasium in Islamabad. This was the first ever contact pro-wrestling match with...
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How the two-faceted mindset of moderate Muslims ends up aiding militancy and...
In recent years, there have been growing concerns that Islam’s major problem, as well as the world’s, is Islamic radicalisation, since Islam is one of the major and fastest growing religions of the...
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Did Iran make a historical mistake by signing a nuclear deal with the US?
It was reported in the Washington Post that the US Secretary of State, Mr Rex Tillerson, said the following words, “I would like to assure the North Koreans that the USA is not their enemy; does not...
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If the US does not recognise its glaring gun problem after the deadliest mass...
“Why are they not calling it terrorism,” was the text of the WhatsApp message I received from my wife as the news of the latest and deadliest mass shooting in Las Vegas spread. I replied by saying that...
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Diplomatic immunity: How to get away with murder in Pakistan
This weekend, the country suffered yet another blow in its already shaky relationship with the United States of America. Colonel Joseph Emanuel Hall, a diplomat serving at the American Embassy as the...
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In the war against the Taliban, why are we okay with children always being...
Who in this world heeds the cries of children? A week filled with images of Syrian children gasping for life, after yet another chemical attack launched by their own leader, making this the world’s...
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