Pakistanis have witnessed a variety of laws enacted to ‘regulate’ various forms of dissent
Jinnah wanted public education to promote critical thinking
Have all sides to the ongoing political crises understood the need for political engagement?
Past should be taken as a repository of variegated experiences, meaningful and instructive to the present
Parties to the political stalemate would do well to understand the absolute need for coexistence
A look at the country’s political history of difficult negotiations and dialogue for conflict resolution
A look at civil disobedience movements and how they panned out
Populist waves have re-emerged across the globe. Pakistan is no exception
Inspiration can be drawn from Iqbal’s ideas to de-colonialise social and state institutions
Sufism emerged as an upholder of human equality in a highly polarised, class- and caste-based South Asian society