opinion
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We had a better vision
Harris Khalique
Side-effect The writer is a poet and authorbased in Islamabad. At a time when it is feared that a sectarian conflict within Muslims may rise due to the renewed tensions between Iran and Saudi...
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Pakistan and the Saudi coalition
Nasim Zehra
Pakistan’s foreign policy managers, including the prime minister, the advisor on foreign policy, the foreign secretary and indeed the spokesperson, had all initially contributed to confusion over...
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The question of torture
Ayesha Siddique Khan
In the present era of global conflict and terrorism, civil liberties and fundamental rights have been put into jeopardy as nation-states have developed means of jettisoning rule of law by...
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Protecting the healthcare community
Fahd Qaisrani
From a legal point of view, the personal safety and security of individuals, establishments and emergency services is largely overlooked. There are instances where we hear of doctors being...
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Starving Syria as a weapon
James Denselow
Seen in isolation, the story of Madaya could appear as just another tragic chapter in the story of Syria’s bloody civil war. However, the tactics of starvation have both context and history, while...
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Surveillance in Kabul
Kathy Kelly
In Kabul, where the Afghan Peace Volunteers have hosted me in their community, the US military maintains a huge blimp equipped with cameras and computers to supply 24 hour surveillance of the city....
