President Dr Arif Alvi Saturday said that the doors of modern knowledge were kept ajar with vast opportunities peeping out, giving ample encouragement for the know-how experts to embark upon…
Even Erdogan’s staunchest supporters would have shorted the lira as he won the Turkish runoff presidential election on Sunday and vowed to further entrench his decade long economic novelties that…
All religions of the world are equally respectable and no one has the right to pass derogatory remarks on any religion. However, it is highly unfortunate that lack of tolerance…
NOT too long ago, the events at Christchurch (New Zealand) mosques and Sri Lankan churches once again highlighted the crucial need for interfaith harmony. This means that followers of all…
AT every important juncture in our country’s history, the question of national unity and cohesion rears its head. The nation is once again at a critical juncture of political transition,…
One of the aspects of Election 2018 was the significantly large percentage of votes going to far-right religious parties, including the MMA and perhaps most notably the TLP, which has…
Before everyone began to tiptoe around everyone’s religion for fear of causing offence, there was humour that burst forth from within everyone’s social crevices. Sikh jokes were shared primarily by…
Post-Peshawar the need to rethink our national security policy and terminate the state’s patronage of jihadists has been under focus. Also under spotlight has been the state’s capacity deficit that…
STATES and societies are struggling to find ways to deal with religion — or religious thought, to be precise. While most states see religion as a challenge, for the common…
A pressing question facing today’s Pakistan is the relationship between religion and the state. Should the state be subordinate to religion? Should religion be subordinate to the state? Or should…
