In our country, women are free to choose or discard veiling in public, yet it is advocated on public platforms from Published Jan 20, 2019 08:58am

Was the MQM simply engineered by Gen Zia or was there more to its history? Published Jan 13, 2019 07:23am

The Pakistani state has attempted to counter one dogmatic ideology it has fostered by fostering another, Published Jan 06, 2019 06:33am

A history of early Pak-China relations shows that India and the US were key players and catalysts in forming ties that Published Dec 30, 2018 07:08am

Like an impressionable teenager, the PM circulated a video of Dr Israr Ahmed claiming that the Quaid advocated Published Dec 23, 2018 07:24am

Is it time to legalise cannabis and alcohol and ‘sin tax’ them as well? Published Dec 16, 2018 07:31am

Playwright Ashfaq Ahmed’s name provokes two distinct responses — reverence or repulsion Published Dec 09, 2018 07:06am

There is enough reason to believe that, had Maulana Maududi been alive today, he would have disapproved of the Published Dec 02, 2018 07:03am

The traditional sweetmeat has a long history in the subcontinent but its political history is surprisingly short. Updated Nov 25, 2018 07:38am

Much has been written about the damage that Gen Zia’s regime dealt to the country, but few talk about how it co-opted Published Nov 18, 2018 06:57am

State institutions may believe that a policy of appeasement avoids conflict, but in reality it offers nothing more than Published Nov 11, 2018 07:06am

According to Das when a word or phrase is vigorously repeated, it loses its meaning to the listeners. Updated Nov 04, 2018 08:29am

Doctoring history does not help to build nations but only makes it myopic and distrustful Updated Oct 28, 2018 11:27am

The optics of cleanliness campaigns have been used throughout modern history by populists Published Oct 21, 2018 07:22am

Over the years most big tent parties in the region have begun to shrink their appeal, alienating voters and leading to Published Oct 14, 2018 07:11am

A folktale’s journey through sociopolitical changes in Pakistan Published Oct 07, 2018 07:00am

The concept of Nietzsche’s uber-man lives on in Pakistani political posters. Updated Sep 30, 2018 08:06am

Populist outfits struggle to formulate policies because they excel more as disruptive movements. Updated Sep 23, 2018 08:14am

What might have happened if, Sheikh Mujeeb’s party had formed a majority government in the centre, in 1970? Updated Sep 16, 2018 07:43am

The Sunni Barelvi sub-sect narrative has been moulded by changing state narratives but have also met resistance Published Sep 09, 2018 06:56am