New US Administration And Indo-Pak Relations; Is There A Way Forward?
Raza Rumi shares key insights on impact of prospective Biden administration on foreign front, especially in South Asian context, Indo-Pak stalemate and nationalism, and…
‘Blasphemy laws have become an instrument of malicious motives’
Published in The Friday Times (Nov. 27, 2015) The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) in its new report On Trial: the Implementation of Pakistan’s Blasphemy…
Young Pashtuns have shown the mirror to ‘mainstream’ Pakistan
FEBRUARY 11, 2018: Young Pashtuns have shown the mirror to ‘mainstream’ Pakistan (Daily Times) This past fortnight Pakistan witnessed unprecedented mobilisation by the youth…
Asma Jahangir is no more — but her formidable legacy lives on
FEBRUARY 18, 2018: Asma Jahangir is no more — but her formidable legacy lives on (Daily Times) It will take some time to accept…
Forget the world, militias are a threat to Pakistan
FEBRUARY 25, 2018: Forget the world, militias are a threat to Pakistan (Daily Times) The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), an international watchdog, is…
Miniature Painting Goes Global
Steeped in the past, and yet, modernist in its application, neo miniature is the new face of Pakistani miniature painting and art. Having evolved…
Khushwant Singh: The last Pakistani living on Indian soil
My tribute to KS (first published in DAWN on March 30) IT is difficult to evaluate the legacy of writer, journalist and an icon…
Displacement & Discontent – Basti by Intizar Husain
THE publication of Basti’s translation is an important literary milestone. The author, Intizar Husain, is perhaps the greatest living Urdu writer and his…