opinion
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In the matter of Black Lives - Part I
Salaar Khan
As far as slogans go, it’s a modest proposal: Black Lives ‘Matter’. But for a nation whose first words were a declaration of this supposedly self-evident truth, there’s still no assurance....
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A portrait of Pakistan
Ghazi Salahuddin
In my occasional encounters with college students, over the years, I would sometimes assign them a project: make your own portrait of Pakistan and then reflect on your personal relationship with...
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Following and learning mumbo-jumbo
Dr Naazir Mahmood
If you have not read Francis Wheen’s wonderful book ‘How mumbo-jumbo conquered the world’, you have missed out on a lot of fun. It is a hilarious account of how people love to add words and...
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CPEC Phase II
Dr Farrukh Saleem
Three things about the Pak-China relationship: China has a ‘strategic partnership’ with Pakistan. The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor , a $62 billion agglomeration of energy and infrastructure...
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Living among the graves
Dr Sharmila Faruqi
The valley of Kashmir has been under a brutal military siege way before the Covid-19 pandemic unleashed its disruptive potential around the globe.Since August 5, 2019 – when Indian authorities...