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Frankenstein’s monsters
Who gave the thumbs-up to Pakistan to continue to cultivate ties with the Afghan Taliban?
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The Pakistani curriculum and extremism
Pakistani textbooks glorify armed jihad and pre-Partition warfare against (armies of) other religions
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Lahore bombing should not be defined as an Easter attack
Defined that way, it fit neatly into Pakistan’s stereotypical image as a place that is abysmal for minorities
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Erased provincial histories
Acknowledging each ethnicity & province, and recognising its uniqueness & history could be exactly what Pakistan needs
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Making ‘O’ levels Pakistan Studies textbooks available to all
Why is it that we treat one set of students – the elite ‘O’ levels students – as intelligent?
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On Trump, Islamophobia and hate speech
Despite Rizwan Farook, being born & bred in the US, the US media focused less on his motivations than on his wife’s
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The trap of violence
With 535 civilians dead in 2015, the term 'relief' does not make sense
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Who is to blame for the heatwave deaths?
We don’t yet fully know, because we don’t have complete evidence. All it requires is harnessing the power of data.
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A failed curriculum reform
The review committee is reversing the improvements in the revised curriculum.