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The alienated expat Pakistani
The truth is that expat Pakistanis, alienated in the West, are equally alienated in Pakistan when they visit home.
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A civilisation of narcissists
If a Muslim terrorist kills another Muslim, the unthinking verdict is the killer couldn’t be a Muslim.
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Our cricket victory and the PCB
If the team wins the World Cup it will be a historic moment after 1992 when Imran Khan got to fight to the last.
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Was Jinnah secular?
The August 11 speech is clearly a secular manifesto issuing out of the mouth of the Father of the Nation.
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Why Pakistan acts the way it does
The state of Pakistan will remain wobbly until, like a willing bride, it meets Osama bin Laden as its bridegroom.
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Sindhi Hindus in Gujarat
These Hindus, partly to be accepted as true Hindus, participated in the anti-Muslim violence in Godhra in Gujarat.
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This ‘ghairat’ business
Honour is prized in tribal societies more than in urbanised societies.
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Hating the hegemon
There are two types of military anti-Americanism. The first is Hamid Gul-ian. The second is Aslam Beg-ian.
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Al Qaeda and Karachi
Rohan Gunaratna and Khuram Iqbal have highlighted Karachi as a haven of foreign terrorists in their latest book.
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Desperately seeking ‘liberal-fascist’
When people invent an oxymoron, a shiver of pleasure runs through their spine.