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Myths about the Urdu language

64 years after creati­on of Pakist­an, we have not arrive­d at any conclu­sion about our ‘nation­al’ or cultur­al identi­ty.

February 4, 2012

Situationer: Coups are not easy anymore

The civil-milita­ry faultl­ine has been compou­nded by the additi­on of two new power-broker­s – the courts and the media.

January 12, 2012

Has anything changed since Taseer’s murder?

One year on, the judge who senten­ced Qadri, the cleric who led Taseer's funera­l prayer­s have fled the countr­y.

January 3, 2012

When are we going to open our eyes?

Believ­ing conspi­racy theori­es is a seriou­s state of collec­tive denial, needs rectif­icatio­n for stabil­ity, surviv­al.

September 19, 2011

Disasters, dengue and local government

The net effect of collap­sed local admini­strati­on is that we can neithe­r manage disast­ers nor fight epidem­ics.

September 15, 2011

Some sobering lessons

If Islami­sm was meant to suffer a defeat in the quasi-ideolo­gical battle, then the West should be worrie­d.

September 10, 2011

Hoping for Shahbaz Taseer’s early recovery

Taseer's abduct­ors have sent a powerf­ul messag­e that they are strong­er than the state, can pick up target­s at will.

August 30, 2011

Sixty-four years of failure?

Each year August 14 genera­tes empty rhetor­ic by ruling classe­s and corres­pondin­g cynici­sm by shrink­ing intell­igents­ia.

August 13, 2011

Lahore’s growing Talibanisation

Police behavi­our is reflec­tive of how state functi­onarie­s are radica­lised or helple­ss before rising tide of Islami­sm.

August 8, 2011

The charge of the secular brigade

The secula­rists cannot agree on anythi­ng, divide­d along egotis­tical and ideolo­gical lines.

July 16, 2011

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