Taliban suicide bomber dressed as schoolboy kills 31 army cadets
By Andrew Buncombe, Asia Correspondent, The Independent Pakistan’s army suffered a damaging blow after a suicide bomber believed to be in his teens and…
Music sans frontiers
By GEETA NANDAKUMAR Song of the soul Farida Khanum ‘Aaj jaane ki zid na karo, haaye mar jaayenge ham to lut jaaenge, aisii baatein…
Farida Khanum Singing Raga Kamod – Manna for the Soul
I am cross-posting my dear friend Fawad’s excellent post from here. The links here are worth visiting and the music is fabulous for those who…
Beyond the barriers
The work of Ram Gopal Varma and his associates is ushering in a new era of Bollywood cinema If there is one individual and…
Fiction: City of Stories
By Vidya Rao The streets of some cities, they say, are paved with gold. This city’s streets are paved with stories. Doubtless, they were…
The sad reality of Indo-Pak relations
The inimitable Khalid Hasan writes with veiled frustration: “….the last six decades of India-Pakistan relations have proved the step-by-step approach to be a dismal…
Galli mein Aaj Chand Nikla (The moon has re-appeared in my lane)
This is a great song from a brilliant, but less known film Zakhm (wound). The film dealt with the thorny issue of communalism during…
Hating Arundhati Roy
Why We Love To Hate Ms Roy – Saba Naqvi on Arundhati Roy (OUTLOOK) Arundhati Roy certainly has a stomach for controversy. By writing…
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…
Was Iqbal Against The Idea of Secularism? Watch Faisal Devji’s Interview with Raza Rumi
Faisal Devji is one of the foremost historians on the politics of Indian subcontinent. In this interview with Raza Rumi for Naya Daur Media,…
A note from Pakistan: Why Gandhi matters beyond India’s borders
A contested figure in Pakistan’s discourse, Gandhi’s ideas and humanism retain relevance for both nations Nation-states write their own histories. Pakistan is no different.…
Legacy of Bhagat Singh – India and Pakistan’s Shared Hero
Watch Raza Rumi in conversation with historian Irfan Habib (in Delhi) and activist Diep Saeeda (in Lahore) about Bhagat Singh’s legacy and why we…
ایک بوڑھا کشمیری ایک منٹ بیٹے سے بات کرنے کی اجازت پر قابض بھارتی فوج کا شکریہ ادا کر رہا ہے
مقبوضہ کشمیر میں جاری کرفیو کا آج مسلسل تیرہواں روز ہے مقبوضہ وادی میں موبائل فون، لینڈ لائن اور انٹرنیٹ سروس تاحال معطل ہے…
Kashmiris Observe #BlackDay on Indian Independence Day
On India’s Independence Day on August 15, the country tightened security in Occupied Kashmir. Many roads were cordoned off with barbed wire in the…
Raza Rumi on Pakistan’s warnings to India over Kashmir
Raza Rumi’s interview with CGTN America – a discussion on the future of India-Pakistan tensions over the issue of Kashmir. Rumi emphasises on the role…
Kashmiris Protest Outside Indian High Commission on Indian Independence Day
Kashmiris observed #BlackDay on Indian Independence Day and gathered in large numbers outside Indian High Commission in London to protest against India for the…
مقبوضہ کشمیر کی خصوصی حیثیت ختم کرنے پر عالمی برادری کا ردعمل
مقبوضہ کشمیر کی خصوصی حیثیت ختم کرنے کا بھارتی اقدام عالمی سطح پر تنقید کی زد میں اقوام متحدہ نے کشمیر کی خصوصی حیثیت…
جنگ کسی مسئلے کا حل نہیں، فیض کی نظم ’سپاہی کا مرثیہ‘ سنیے
جنگ کسی مسئلے کا حل نہیں۔ جنگ کا اختتام کسی کی فتح اور کسی کی شکست پر نہیں ہوتا۔ جس وقت ایک حکمران فتح…
Indian Celebrities Share Their Shocking Opinions On Current Situation of Kashmir.
India’s revoking of the special constitutional status of occupied Kashmir through a rushed presidential order has given rise to fears of violence and bloodshed…
What Does Revocation Of Article 370 Entail For Kashmiris
Everything you want to know about the revocation of Article 370, its significance for Indian Occupied Kashmir and what it entails for the Kashmiris…