Pervez Hoodbhoy
The author is an Islamabad-based physicist and writer
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Pakistan Govt Is Hosting Televangelist Zakir Naik to Distract from its...
Every Pakistani political leader has known that cultivating popular religious icons is how one makes it to the top. Muhammad Ali Jinnah began this game soon after the All India Muslim League suffered a crushing defeat in the 1937 elections. Although he personally detested...
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Dismantling Of PTI And Lessons Unlearned
Military rule – both overt and covert – has been terrible for Pakistan. Through its mega-sized foundations (Fauji, Shaheen, NLC, etc.) and insatiable greed for plots and plazas, the military has distorted Pakistan’s economy. And, by launching three wars against India, it has brought...
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To ‘Reimagine Pakistan’, Abandon The Two-Nation Theory As The Basis For...
The reforms that a lot of people have proposed under the “Reimagining Pakistan” program are fine, but they are about fighting a fire. I don’t think they go deep enough. Pakistan has an economy built on the presumption of perpetual war. To sustain this,...
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Pakistan Bar Council Objects...
Pakistan Bar Council has expressed "serious concerns" over the caretaker Punjab government's decision of handing over at least 45,267...
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Extremist Anti-Shia Cleric Attends...
Chief of Army Staff General Asim Munir held a meeting with clerics at the General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi...
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Ignoring ‘Blasphemy’ Hate Speech...
The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA), that took no action against the controversial Ramzan transmission on BOL TV...
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FIA Blocks More Than...
The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has blocked more than 100 social media accounts at the request of Islamabad police...
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RTI Act: PTI Lawmaker...
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Senator Wajid Iqbal and Balochistan Awami Party (BAP) Senator Manzoor Ahmed have proposed changes to the...
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‘Other Side Of Balochistan’:...
Books worth Rs 3.5 million were sold during a three-day literature festival organised by Balochistan Academy Turbat. Writers, poets, and...
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Why a ‘Boycott Israel’ Campaign Cannot Work in Pakistan
In Pakistan, calls for boycotts of international brands perceived to have ties to Israel,...
Human Rights
Rights Groups Sound Alarm As Afghan Taliban Publicly Execute 4 Men In One Day
Afghanistan's Supreme Court announced on Friday the public execution of four men, marking the...
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‘Will Face Oppression With Courage’: Jailed Activist Mahrang Baloch Writes Letter from Prison
ISLAMABAD: The chairperson of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), Dr. Mahrang Baloch, who was...
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In Powerful Verdict, Islamabad High Court Upholds Conviction of Rapist While Defining ‘Consent’
ISLAMABAD: Upholding the conviction of a man charged with raping a 20-year-old woman, the...