opinion
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A moon for two Eids
Ghazi Salahuddin
Overseas Pakistanis are denied the excitement of sighting the Eid moon on the 29th of Ramazan. Even when there is no suspense about the outcome, the entire spectacle is dutifully staged. The evening...
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Maulana Wahiduddin: rethinking jihad
Salman Akram Raja
Maulana Wahiduddin Khan’s death in New Delhi last month at the age of 96 has resulted in a spate of commemorative articles in the Pakistani press. Many of these pieces have been rendered with a...
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Problems and policy
Dr Imran Syed
Public policy should solve society’s problems. However, this ostensibly plausible depiction can mask serious problems with how societal ‘problems’ are framed and then addressed. A dim view of...
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A litany of abuse
Raoof Hasan
There is much debate raging regarding why Shahbaz Sharif is not being allowed to leave the country on medical grounds. In fact, like in so many other cases, unnecessary and unwarranted criticism is...
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Constant struggle
Dr Ramesh Kumar Vankwani
It was January in 1993 when Mamata Banerjee, a female minister from the Indian state of West Bengal, staged a sit-in outside the chamber of then chief minister, Jyoti Basu, to demand justice for an...
