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A healing justice
Justice Jillani walked a tightrope — between activism people had come to expect, and conservatism people predicted.
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Manto, age 102
Part of Pakistani tragedy is that Manto remains relevant today because it would still try him for obscenity.
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Look who’s here
The sectarian divide has begun crippling states. But between tyrant and terrorist, there’s no right side to choose.
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Truth and lies through the lens
Donald Rumsfeld, the mad king to end all mad kings, took on Morris — and the results are jarring.
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Broken consciences: The Pakistani woman
Solutions abound. The problem is where to start. Because in a land like this, even honour can mean an enduring shame.
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Modi elected, Jinnah vindicated
India’s magic has fallen victim to Modi majoritarianism. And the reality of India has vindicated the idea of Pakistan.
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Boko Haram and the value of evil
Abubakr Shekau is our moral failure waiting to happen. It’s best we act before it does.
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A crisis of the humanities
If society is to be made livable, the social sciences must be shown to be what they always were: a worthy pursuit.
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The soul of Gabriel
Garcia Marquez has tugged heartstrings in this country more powerfully than any Western author could try for.
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There’s nothing right about the PPO
The PPO insults our laws, strips our citizens, and tears entire pages out of the Constitution.