Ammar Rashid If one goes by some of the public response to the televised appearances of TTP’s Ehsanullah Ehsan and ISIS recruit Noreen Leghari, there is something about the possibility of rehabilitating jihadi militants that can turn the most hawkish of Pakistani politicians and right-wingers into reconciliatory peaceniks. Sadly, the…
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(ع۔ح۔بخاری) دسمبر کی یخ بستہ شب انگڑائی پہ انگڑائی لیتے جدا ہونے کی منتظر ہے حیات کا ایک اور سال ہزاروں کج ادائیں مرے سر تھوپ چکا ہے مایوسیوں کے کہرہ ساز اندھیرتے میں لال صبح کی ہلکی سی جھلک دیکھی ہے یہ برس بچھڑتے بچھڑتے امیدوں کے دیے جلارہا…
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Shah Rukn-e-Alam There is an old story about a king who, before dividing his kingdom, asked his three daughters how much they loved him. The first claimed a love deeper than the oceans, the second claimed a love brighter than the sun, his youngest and most beloved daughter however simply…
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by Abid Ali Nothing is allowed to escape the machinery of the modern nation-state in today’s world. The logic of the modern nation-state aims to control and manage every single corner and institution of the country by consent or by force. From violent activities in the street to fights amongst…
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