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Dr. Sabiha Baloch: A Symbol Of Resistance And Leadership In Balochistan's Struggle For Justice

Pakistan, Jan. 27 -- Why I Wrote About Dr Sabiha Before beginning this feature, let me address an important point: I generally avoid writing about living individuals. Dr Sabiha Baloch herself explain... Read More


Mubarak Sani Case: What Has Changed?

Pakistan, Jan. 27 -- January 4, 2011, was a typically cold and dull day and, as usual, a misty fog was refusing to lift for sunlight to filter through over an already sleepy Islamabad. That same after... Read More


Cybercrime Vs. Free Expression: The Legal Tightrope

Pakistan, Jan. 27 -- Pakistan's National Assembly passed the Prevention of Electronic Crimes (Amendment) Bill, 2025 (PECA Amendment), a development that has sparked widespread debate over its implicat... Read More


Out Of Purna Sawaraj: The Tale Of Democratic Republic Of India

Pakistan, Jan. 27 -- January 26, 2025, marks the 76th Republic Day of India. Republic Day is celebrated annually on January 26 to commemorate the entry into force of the Constitution of India on that ... Read More


Who Holds The Trump Card?

Pakistan, Jan. 27 -- Islamabad, Rawalpindi, and Adiyala are watching Washington D.C. with bated breath. This Monday, as Donald Trump is sworn in as President, it all changes over there. But does it ch... Read More


Pakistan's Tax Paradox: Stagnant Collections, Rising Burdens, And Worsening Inequity

Pakistan, Jan. 27 -- Is Pakistan taxing itself to death? Fifteen years ago, Pakistanis paid Rs1.7 trillion in taxes. Imagine, last year, Pakistanis paid Rs9.4 trillion in taxes. During the same period... Read More


Emilia Perez: Affiliative, Not Identity Politics

Pakistan, Jan. 27 -- Emilia Perez, a genre-defying film directed by Frenchman Jacques Audiard, has been generating a lot of buzz, especially after nabbing a whopping 13 Oscar nominations a few days ag... Read More


On The Hippie Trail From London To Rawalpindi

Pakistan, Jan. 27 -- It was September 1970, and my two companions and I had camped for the night in the small garden of a run-down hotel that European travellers aptly nicknamed the "Herat Hotel of Ho... Read More