pashtun
Pashtuns will not be pawns in Pakistan’s dangerous game with the TTP and Taliban
Recent protests in Swat and Waziristan highlight discontent with rising militancy and the Pakistan military
Hurmat Ali Shah | Feb 17, 2023
The anatomy of Urdu
How the language of state-making in Pakistan contributes to the erasure of regional languages.
Hurmat Ali Shah | Apr 12, 2021
PTM and Pakistan’s civil-rights movement
In conversation with journalists Sarah Eleazar and Sher Ali Khan. [INCLUDES INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPT]
The Editors | Jun 19, 2019
Battlefield city
Internecine political battles are making Karachi a dangerous place to live
Shamim-ur-Rahman | Mar 01, 2010
Engulphed in the hills
To understand the current conflict in Swat, one has to look back to 1897.
Manzoor Ali | Jun 01, 2009
The Taliban and the Hazaras
Fears mount in Hazarajat as the Taliban advance on the region.
Michael Semple | Oct 01, 1998
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