Indus Valley School of Learning: The school which teaches Humanism
On Pakistan Day, I was invited by the Indus Valley School of Learning in Rawalpindi. I tweeted about my visit
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Policy paralysis haunts our security
By Raza Rumi Pakistan’s government has appointed a new committee to conduct ‘peace talks’ with the Taliban. The old committee,
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Raza Rumi narrates two tales of radicalization Writing about domestic help is distasteful as it means Pakistan’s obsession
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By Raza Rumi Pakistan’s existentialist crisis is no longer a strictly Pakistani issue. Its potential repercussions have emerged as a
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By Raza Rumi Due to the 18th Amendment, a momentous shift in Pakistan’s governance arrangements is taking place through a
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By Raza Rumi Pakistani students sit inside and on top of a rickshaw heading to their schools in Muzaffargarh in
Continue ReadingMyths, fables and lies: The murder of history in Pakistan
KK Aziz’s seminal study, ‘The Murder of History’ is essential to understand what went wrong in Pakistan. The most worrying
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