Has Pakistan's project of shutting down the Internet ceased? After the 'Draw the Prophet' fiasco in June, the usually stubborn Facebook made conciliatory noises to the
The massacres at two Ahmadiyya mosques in Lahore is the result of anti-Ahmadi sentiment fanned by religious extremists and allowed by a compromised state and the silent support of political parties.
Jamsheed Kaikobad Ardeshir Marker, from a distinguished Parsi family of Quetta, first became known as a cricket commentator, together with Omar Qureshi, during the 1950s. His diplomatic career began a
Despite President Zardan’s apology on behalf of the Pakistani state to Balochistan for its past marginalisation and oppression, little has changed on the ground.
During Bangladesh's 'language movement' of 1952, scholar Syed Yusuf Hasan was the first Urdu-speaker to issue a statement supporting Bangla as one of the two state
Trotted out on every outing like a favourite suit, the 'mantra' of regional cooperation in and on Afghanistan was seen once again at the end of April, at
"Impossible is made possible!" intoned Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gillani, now the most powerful person in Pakistan, in jubilant reaction to the National Assembly's passing of
