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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PTI Officials Run ‘Pakistan...
As adverts highlighting alleged human rights violations in Pakistan appear on buses and billboards in the United States, a...
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Video: Cleric Instigates Violence...
An old video showing a cleric calling Ahmadis "traitors" and instigating hatred against the persecuted community in a gathering...
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Ex-Lawmaker Ali Wazir’s Continued...
One has lost count of how many times Pakistan’s former lawmaker, Ali Wazir, has been arrested or forcibly disappeared....
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‘Imran Misused Public Money...
Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that former prime minister Imran Khan "abused his powers" as prime minister...
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Netizens Question Pashtun MNA...
Netizens on Monday questioned Member National Assembly and Pashtun Tahafuz Movement leader Ali Wazir's imprisonment after the court had...
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Making Pakistan’s Federal System...
This article is part of a series titled “Is there a way forward for Pakistan?” Read more about the...
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A Baloch Mother’s Agonizing Quest To Reunite With Her Missing Son
A four-hour journey from Quetta, the capital of Pakistan's restive Balochistan province, to the...
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Why Pakistan’s Establishment Is Afraid of Social Media
Social media platforms, X in particular, are often demonized for spreading “fake news,” but...
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Here’s Why The 26th Amendment to Pakistan’s Constitution Is Undemocratic
The recently-passed 26th amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan, under which the Supreme Court's...
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Historic Peace March in Parachinar Demands End To Violence in Region
As violence in Pakistan's restive border town of Parachinar intensified over the past few...