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Is Turkey transforming into a fundamentalist religious state?
Can secularism and liberal democracy survive in Muslim majority countries? Turkey used to be our standard answer.
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When Mashal Khan fell victim to our criminal mindset
Somewhere between the labels of “Tum Kaafir, mein Musalmaan”, some people lost a son, a brother and a friend.
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Imran Khan might be “honest” but he can never be what’s best for Pakistan
Their belief in his messianic qualities has elevated him to a cult-like status and can't see anything wrong with him.
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Asma Jehangir, a force to be reckoned with
What sets her apart is that her opposition for an institution or party is based on principles and varies over time.
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Bhutto was neither a total villain nor a complete Messiah
How could he alone contribute, launch and then thwart a socialist version of left politics?
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PTI knows that it cannot win the 2018 elections and the Panama case proves just that
By indulging in such tactics, PTI has set a precedent of using street power to blackmail the government.
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It is pretty clear that neither Ali Muhammad Khan nor PTI know why Pakistan was created
To say that Jinnah’s vision was of a theocratic Pakistan is not true as it was primarily for the protection of...
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Why Turkey’s referendum is important
If there is a move towards a religiously conservative interpretation of the constitution, it will be catastrophic.
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The world will judge Islam by the way Muslims behave in the name of Islam
In a society where Ilmuddin is considered a legend and a “shaheed”, Taseer’s murder was hardly surprising.
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Why politicians like Javed Latif use women to humiliate opponents
Ours is a sexually repressed society which places a lopsided burden of “purity” on women while giving men a clean...