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History of violence
Hazaras are killed because they are Shia. We know because their killers say so.
Asad Rahim Khan
‘Surgical Reich’
At every step, India’s narrative was a whirl of war drums.
Hail Britannia
Britain’s denial has led to the most moronic decision in memory.
Asghar vs Aslam
The final chapter of Asghar Khan’s story has yet to be written. It all hinges on a Supreme Court case.
Not so weak
What would our history be if the judges remained passive?
Model Town case
We call the case everything except what it is — a massacre.
Another country
A country that refuses to remember its heroes can only be run by its villains.
Decline and fall
Fifteen years ago, Bush reduced Iraq to a pile of ash.
In guns we trust
Pakistan has a major gun problem, and no one wants to talk about it.
Return to Kasur
It would seem there are only two modes of operation in Kasur: slumber and sadism.
The Raymond rules
There’s a troubling change of heart in the Shahzeb Khan case.
What qualifies as anti-judiciary speech?
As the ruling party teeters closer to offending the judiciary itself, it should realise there is a balance to all things
Brave new world
Done right, Fata could well see the greatest reforms.
On Panama
It may well be a conspiracy; Sharif’s against himself.
Parachinar pains
It seems all lives are equal, but some are more equal than others.
Mayhem
The knives are already out for Theresa May.
‘Friendly’ as ever…
We now see ‘jet-black’ Ehsanullah being laundered white.
Comment: Against the lions
America’s Justice Cardozo once described the dissenter as the gladiator making a last stand against the lions.
A Khaleeji venture
He may be the right general, but this is the wrong alliance.
Literary blues
Litfests are the start of a conversation we’d forgotten to have.