Pakistan’s 27th constitutional amendment expands the military and army chief’s authority, allowing government and Parliament sweeping control over the judiciary
A conversation with the writer Dur e Aziz Amna on her second novel, ‘A Splintering’, and its exploration of class struggle, female rage and social expectations across rural and urban Pakistan
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
The sports journalist discusses the lazy marketing of ICC Women’s World Cup, pay disparities between men and women cricketers and the change to the game in recent years
The professor of critical geography discusses how climatic variability, unregulated development and colonial water governance exacerbates Pakistan’s flood vulnerability
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This week, Salman Rafi Sheikh looks at recent discussions on amending Pakistan’s National Finance Commission award, which has revived fears that Pakistan’s provinces will
As Pakistan’s government restarts a debate on resource sharing between the country’s centre and the provinces, concerns emerge on fiscal recentralisation
The editor of Zan Times describes the racism underlining Iran’s maltreatment of Afghan refugees during deportation and the crisis they face back in Afghanistan
This week in Himal
This week, read about the inroads that Islamic movement Tablighi Jamaat has made in Khyber Paktunkhwah, and how its orthodox preaching is reshaping Pashtun culture, opening
This week in Himal
This week, Nikita Jain writes about India’s anti-Naxalite drive, Operation Kagar, which has impacted Adivasis in Chhattisgarh, leading to deaths, injuries and a clampdown
