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Pakistan and gender inequality
Unbalanced scale with a man and woman

By I.A. REHMAN
March 13 2017

PERHAPS one of the appropriate activities related to International Women’s Day, celebrated across Pakistan yesterday a little …

A president who loves generals
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at the Pensacola Bay Center in Pensacola, Fla., Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016. (AP Photo/Michael Snyder)

By WILLIAM D. HARTUNG
March 13 2017
 
General Mattis, now shaping Washington’s Iran policy, asked by President Obama what he thought were the top …

Jirgas, justice and the state
Jirgas, justice and the state

By Benazir Jatoi
March 13 2017
 
A government bill was put to the lower house of parliament in Islamabad on a sleepy Friday …

Pakistan and water
Pakistan and water

By IFTIKHAR A. KHAN
March 13 2017

Eighty-four per cent of the population does not have access to safe drinking water in a …

IMPACT OF LAAL’S INSPIRING MUSIC
IMPACT OF LAAL’S INSPIRING MUSIC

By Anwar Akhtar
March 13 2017
 
‘You have got to get Laal over here. Meet up with them and work it out.’ …

PAKISTAN CALLING BRITAIN
PAKISTAN CALLING BRITAIN

By Anwar Akhtar
March 13 2017
 
Pakistan Calling is not just aimed at the British Pakistani community, but anybody who has an interest …

WHY DARA STILL SPEAKS TO US TODAY
WHY DARA STILL SPEAKS TO US TODAY

By ANWAR AKHTAR
March 13 2017
 
That was my response when Nicholas Hytner asked, where do we find stories about what is happening …

Polarized politics of islamophobia
Polarized politics of islamophobia

By ALICE BULLARD
February 14 2017

Human rights defenders are out in the cold at this moment: we have compromised allies on the …

Best Pakistani culture writing 2016
Best Pakistani culture writing 2016

By News Desk
Febraury  14 2017

2016 has come and gone, but some things remain — like the very best writing on …