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Pakistan's 27th amendment, Sheikh Hasina's death sentence, the Global Shining Light Award and more
Pakistan’s prime minister Shehbaz Sharif and chief of army staff Asim Munir
Pakistan’s 27th constitutional amendment expands the military and army chief’s authority, allowing government and Parliament sweeping control over the judiciary
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Rahul Rao
Four new books open up debate on why same-sex marriage has come to anchor queer politics in India, and how the notions and politics of Southasian queer life shift across local, diasporic and transnati ...
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Crucial questions around Bihar's assembly elections, Bangladesh's national referendum, the collapse of Pakistan-Afghanistan peace talks and more
Two men on a boat floating on a still lake. Photo is in grey scale. This is a photo from Indus Echoes, a film shot in Sindh, Pakistan.
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Barrah Kunaan
The first Sindhi film released in Pakistan in 28 years reflects the decay of the Indus River and the stagnation of Sindh today
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman meets with Chinese Vice President Han Zheng at Al-Yamamah Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman meets with Chinese Vice President Han Zheng at Al-Yamamah Palace in Riyadh
China and Saudi Arabia are attempting to rework Southasia’s geopolitics, but the problems of terrorism, economic fragility, the India–Pakistan rivalry may undo their ambitions
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