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‘At once silent and eloquent’: a glimpse of Pakistani visual poetry

Whose mischief created a world of beseechers? Each petitioner is seen wearing a garment of paperThis line from Ghalib refers to what he claimed to be ancient Persian tradition of petitioners wearing...

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The hidden 'evil' of Valentine’s Day

We have been warned over and over again about terrorists and extremists. These warnings are entirely biased. They only speak of stereotype terrorists and extremists; or those who may actually be, and...

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How shrines helped indigenise Islam and Christianity in South Asia

The blog was originally published on January 9, 2017.At least once a month, I drive down to Lahore from Islamabad using the Motorway. Just before the Jhelum River, as the Salt Range and Potohar Plateau...

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If terrorists burst in, where is the nearest exit I can push my brother towards?

It hurts, deeply. Lahore. Quetta. Mohmand. Peshawar. Sehwan.I wonder if we'll ever live without this sense of fear – the fear that you or your loved one will never return as they step out of the...

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Damadam mast Qalandar is a cry of rebellion against established orders

Sehwan is different. Unlike the more officially-accepted shrines of Pakistan, such as the Data Ganj Bakhsh in Lahore, Bari Imam in Islamabad, and the lustrous tombs of the Suhrawardi sufis in Multan,...

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Hina Shahnawaz's murder shows Pakistani men won’t let women break free of...

Work and what it means for the female franchise — independence in industry, social emancipation, progress from our primitive psychology and a need to be better than the women before us — has belittled...

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As Pakistan cracks down on love, hate makes deeper inroads into the country

The Pakistani state has a unique ability to find itself in farcical situations.On Monday, February 13, the Islamabad High Court banned Valentine’s Day celebrations across the country on the eve of the...

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The breathtaking ruins of Mohenjo-Daro have an ancient tale to tell

Mohenjo-Daro is one of the oldest settlements in the Indus Valley Civilisation. It is believed to have been built 5,000 years ago in an area which today is in the Sindh province of Pakistan. Most...

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A world without written words: the remnants of Pakistan's oral tradition

A few years ago, I had gone on a long trip to south Punjab in Pakistan, where I wound my way through various Sufi shrines belonging to several traditions, some similar and others distinct. I was...

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Jhulay Lal's cradle of tolerance

This article was originally published on June 3, 2015. One of my colleagues asked me some time ago:‘Can you believe that Hindus and Muslims can pray at the same place simultaneously?’‘Well, of course...

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It's time we stopped using 'kala' as an insult and respected the...

February is Black History Month in the United States. It originated in 1926 with the efforts of the Association for the Study of African-American Life and History, founded by historian Carter G....

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Why we should be concerned that our children are growing immune to terrorist...

We don’t realise how terrorist attacks affect our children indirectly. Have we ever stopped to think how it is changing our younger generation’s behaviour pattern?I will never forget the conversation I...

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How Pakistan can save more lives at the site of bomb blasts

As a doctor who has worked at sites of suicide bombings, I have realised that Pakistan is in a far more deplorable state in terms of emergency medical assistance than I had thought. Countless lives can...

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How the Illuminati, a revolution, and American English are invading us

Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons Wife: Puppu pass hogaya.Husband: Really?Yes. Please congratulate him when he comes back from school.How do you know that?Know what?Pappu pass hogaya.I have his report...

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How India-Pakistan wars tore apart the social fabric of Umerkot

The imposing entrance of the Umerkot Fort. Wars have a way of creating false or incomplete histories. The tales of heroes and victories often obscure the plight of the common person caught in the war...

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Animal hunting in Pakistan deserves no applause

This article was originally published on March 13, 2015.An Italian national flew 5,157 kilometers to Pakistan, travelled 234 miles north to Gilgit-Baltistan, trekked through the mountainous terrain to...

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I was handcuffed and tied but it was worth my fight against One Unit

50 years ago, 4th March, 1967 marked a watershed event in the post-Partition history of Sindh. It was the day when 207 students were arrested en masse at the G.M. Barrage between Jamshoro and Hyderabad...

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China, not America, likely behind Hafiz Saeed's house arrest

The biggest question about Hafiz Saeed’s house arrest isn’t why, but why now?After all, we’ve been here before. He was placed under house arrest in December 2008, just days after the Mumbai terror...

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Pakistan: The lesser-known histories of an ancient land

The first people Long before the emergence of the great Indus Valley Civilisation on the banks of River Indus 5,000 years ago, the earliest known people to make present-day Pakistan their home were the...

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Helping people at Chicago airport is the beginning of my fight against...

My father always wanted me to be a lawyer. Like many Muslim parents, he was thinking of a job that was safe, secure, and lacking in ostentation. So I went to law school, passed the Bar Exam in my first...

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