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The writer is a fellow of Asia Leadership Fellow Program, Tokyo, Japan.T...
Edward Said was one of the seminal public intellectuals in the...
The year 1991 is remembered for the disintegration of the Soviet Union;...
Human society is different from biological organisms or animal kingdoms...
The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor did not appear in a historical...
Like other parts of High Asia, the region of Gilgit-Baltistan has also...
Gilgit-Baltistan forms a single cultural unit because of its shared...
The 20th century was unique because of the drastic changes and ruptures...
The Ghizer district in Gilgit-Baltistan is in the local media’s...
Since October 2017, Gilgit-Baltistan has witnessed massive protests...
The 140th birth anniversary of Allama Muhammed Iqbal saw many articles...
Ibne Insha in his famous book ‘Urdu ki aakhri kitab’...
The Enlightenment was among the turning points in the history of thought...
Gilgit-Baltistan has historically remained at the peripheries of the...
The culture of Gilgit-Baltistan has evolved over the centuries within a...
Sectarian differences were politicised in Gilgit-Baltistan for the first...
An important development during General Ziaul Haq’s period was the...
Part - II Though there was no serious confrontation between different...
Part - I The issue of sectarian violence in Gilgit-Baltistan cannot be...
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In today’s world, we cannot aspire for the kind of freedom enjoyed...
There is gainsaying the fact that religious militant groups in Pakistan...
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The issue of official languages has remained a major irritant for the...
Witches are believed to be creatures who live among human beings as...
Humans are the only living beings that have succeeded in overcoming the...
In Pakistan, those who love wisdom are almost extinct. Gone are the days...
Important events in history not only change the course of the future, but...
Untimely meditations In the aftermath of 9/11, the question about the...
Untimely medit3ations Over the last four decades social, cultural,...
Untimely meditations On the heels of the recently proposed bill by the...
Untimely meditations The process of state building in Pakistan has not...
Untimely meditations For the last few months, news about making...
Untimely meditationsWith the end of the cold war and the triumph of liberalism over socialism there were high hopes that the world would enter the third millennium with everlasting peace. The new...
Untimely meditations
Part - IIIUntimely meditationsThe contours of the discourse on self, state and society started to change under the influence of different ideologies vying for domination over self and society in the...
Part - IIUntimely meditationsAlthough Sir Sayyed appropriated modernity to create a modern Muslim self, he compromised its purity in the process. Therefore, his project of modernity remained...
Part - I...Untimely meditations
Untimely meditationsThe famous Silk Route has witnessed many vicissitudes for more than two millennia. This route was disrupted many times because of political events engulfing the regions spanning...
Untimely meditations
Untimely meditationsIn the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, different states and societies resorted to various methods to curb terrorism and violence, and promote peace. These range from wars, civil...
Untimely meditationsIt is a strange irony of history that in the age of communication revolution dialogue has been replaced by monologue and the vilest in society have become representative of the...
Untimely meditationsAny major development in the field of science and the world of ideas leaves an indelible mark on the course of history and human consciousness. Sometimes society resists an...
