Freedom’s choice for Afghans: Over the wall or through the desert
Amid a roar of engines and clouds of dust, Sattar Amiri clambers into a pickup truck with his wife and infant son in a remote Afghan frontier town, ready for…
Kashmir and freedom
There are events that define the future course of history. Mangal Pandey, a sepoy in the 34th Regiment of the Bengal Native Infantry of the East India Company, is remembered…
A new turn in the freedom struggle
The freedom movement in Indian Occupied Kashmir has traditionally attracted young people – especially those who fail to obtain gainful employment even though they are educated. Some youth face discrimination…
Bhagat Singh and the freedom struggle
In the story of the struggle for the liberation of India from the British Raj, Bhagat Singh and his friends deserve a prominent mention. Bhagat was born in a small…
Taliban: 1, ‘Freedom’: 0
During pre-election debates in September last year, Obama said “We’ve blunted the Taliban’s momentum in Afghanistan, and in 2014, our longest war will be over.” While the first clause was…
Trump and Pakistan: new, old, same?
Trump is back, marking a historic moment not only for the United States but also for its global partnerships. His return to the White House comes after a tumultuous political…
New normals
NAMAZ is the time to take a break from worldly matters to stand before Allah and seek His mercy and guidance. But despite one’s best efforts, thoughts wander to mundane…
Deniable truths
THEY are all dead: the feisty Italian journalist Oriana Fallaci and her 14 interviewees — prominent amongst them Henry Kissinger, King Hussein of Jordan, Yasser Arafat, Mrs Golda Meir, Indira…
Imperial ideology
AT its zenith, the British Empire was celebrated by its ideologues as the dominion upon which the sun never set. When it came, however, the end was eye-catchingly inglorious —…
Palestine conflict
THANKS to social media, a lot of information has been provided to the world regarding the background, causes, and the terrible casualties in the Israeli war on Hamas, which has…
