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Balochistan’s troubled landscape

The discovery of the bullet-riddled bodies of 20 young men from Punjab within three days in Balochistan has evoked anger, condemnation, and calls for 'revenge', cleaving the ethnic divide in…

Lost in history

On Thursday, apartheid’s last leader, Frederik Willem de Klerk, died, sparking a national conversation among South Africans about his life and legacy. Praise and support for De Klerk – who…

The real weapons of mass destruction

Sorry, wrong number. That is exactly what Tony Blair said when confronted with the Chilcot report on going into a war on Iraq based on the WMD (weapons of mass…

The Republic versus an emirate

As the Afghanistan fiasco deepens, many important voices have sought to understand and analyse the day-to-day situation in Afghanistan, and how Pakistan should handle the challenges posed by what looks…

The good fight

THE consequences of war are assessed in the context of human losses and value of damaged property. Cultural, sociological and psychological impacts are often missed. As per The Pakistan Economic…

Enforcing law, creating order

We know that the police are the most despised institution in our country, according to various polls, such as the ratings put out by Transparency International and also other groups.…

Nigerian protests

Since early October, Nigerians – mostly in their 20s and 30s – have taken to the streets to voice their anger over police brutality, corruption and the incompetence of the…

Gavel and gun in Thailand

The government of Thailand has once again imposed a state of emergency to quell the ongoing demonstrations in the country. The prime minister of Thailand has put a ban on…