Wednesday, May 15, 2024

Ishtiaq Ahmed

The writer is Professor Emeritus of Political Science, Stockholm University; Honorary Senior Fellow, Institute of South Asian Studies, National University of Singapore. He can be reached at: billumian@gmail.com

Can Pakistan Ever Become a Normal Country?

This article is part of a series titled “Is there a way forward for Pakistan?” Read more about the series here. In the 76th year of Pakistan as a Muslim-majority state, confined since 1971 to the former West Pakistan when its eastern wing seceded to become...

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Militants Blow Up Two...

Two schools for girls were hit by bomb explosions in North Waziristan, considerably damaging the buildings. Militants attacked Government Girls...

Pakistani Designer Maria B...

Renowned Pakistani designer Maria B has once again issued transphobic remarks, criticising scenes from a drama wherein a father...

Human Rights Watch Urges...

As the police arrested dozens of supporters and aides of former premier Imran Khan in raids in Islamabad and...

‘False Case’: Chinese Man...

An anti-terrorism court in Abbottabad has granted bail to the Chinese man arrested on blasphemy charges, while noting a...

Chief Justice Has Put...

Chief Justice-desig­nate Qazi Faez Isa has said that constitutional institutions such as the Supreme Court should not operate on...

American Senators Extending Support...

The majority of the US senators who have extended support to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan amid the...

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