Limits and new frontiers of Hindutva
In a TV debate on the controversy surrounding the Varanasi-based Gyanvapi Mosque and Kashi Vishwanath Temple on May 27, Nupur Sharma, a central spokesperson of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party…
Hindu girls’ forced conversions
Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan has taken notice of the latest incident of the abduction, forced conversion and marriage to the abductors of two Hindu teenaged girls from Sindh. This…
The Hindu marriage bill
Notwithstanding the positives, the Hindu Marriage Bill, 2016 approved by the National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Law and Justice leaves some serious gaps. Section 12 (iii) of the bill has…
The Hindustan of Modi’s dreams
Faiz had said this in a different age and for a different country but it still rings as true to our circumstances as all great poetry is: Nisaar main teri…
The meaning of sacrifice
The ‘chehlum’ of Hazrat Imam Hussain and his devoted companions was observed on Thursday (Sep 7) where thousands of people participated in the processions held in different parts of the…
Ticket to paradise
Under the auspices of the prime minister’s task force on Gandhara tourism, it was indeed an honour for me to chair a round table conference on Wednesday (July 5), which…
Exploring careers
May 4 – Thursday – turned into a most memorable day in my life as one of my big dreams came true in the form of Pakistan’s largest job fair…
The greatest gift
“You are free; you are free to go to your temples. You are free to go to your mosques or to any other places of worship in this state of…
Colours of peace
First of all, I would like to congratulate everyone on Holi, the festival of colours and joy. This important festival of Hinduism reminds us that the real victory is always…
Remembering Bhagwan Das
On February 23 eight years ago, the first Hindu chief justice of Pakistan, Rana Bhagwan Das, passed away. Bhagwan Das was my mentor and taught me to knock on the…
