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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Taliban Warn Pakistani Media...
Banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has warned Pakistani media channels against airing "propaganda" regarding the terror group. TTP has specifically warned...
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Lahore Authorities Detain 30+...
LAHORE: Supporters of former Prime Minister Imran Khan, who was removed from office in 2022 and has been imprisoned...
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Intelligence Bureau Withdraws Petition...
The Intelligence Bureau (IB) has said it is considering withdrawing its petition calling on the Supreme Court to revisit...
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Why The Baloch People...
The world knows Balochistan as the 44 per cent land mass of Pakistan, but most do not know that...
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‘Freedom Of Expression Also...
The Supreme Court has said that the right to freedom of expression and information also applies to unfavourable ideas...
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‘Female Public Figures In...
Journalist Reham Khan says it is understood that a woman in Pakistan will receive a backlash whenever she expresses...
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Overlooking Homegrown Hate, Pakistan Hesitates to Call Islamabad Blast Anti-Shia Violence
ISLAMABAD - Just hours before a suicide bomber struck the Khadija Tul Kubra Shia...
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How Imaan-Hadi Conviction Marks the Death of Fair Trial in Pakistan
Last week, a trial court in Islamabad convicted human rights lawyers Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir...
Commentary
PTI’s Ambiguous Rhetoric on Taliban Is Dangerous for Pakistan’s Counter-Extremism Efforts
This reporting was supported by the International Women’s Media Foundation’s Lauren Brown Fellowship. Islamabad -...
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How My Daughter’s Trial Exposes Pakistan’s Assault on Human Rights
My daughter, a human rights lawyer, and her husband are currently on trial in...