November 2014
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Politics
Furious Confusions
The author replies to a PTI supporter, arguing Pakistanis have every right to be furious but should also blame themselves, and that Imran Khan embodies the fury without being a…
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Burnt Offering: The Martyrdom of Shama and Shahzad Masih
An account of how a Christian brick-kiln couple were killed by a mob in a Punjab village after being accused of burning Qur’anic pages, drawing on a World Watch Monitor…
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Islamicate civilization: It will get worse before it gets better…
Omar Ali writes about the suicide bombing near the Wagah border ceremony, the army’s boast of resilience and India’s suspension of its parade, and offers loose thoughts on Islamicate civilisation,…
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Politics
The Tragedy of Imran Khan and the Insafian Revolution
The author argues Imran Khan once offered Pakistan its best chance of becoming a modern democracy but has squandered it through alliances with obscurantist forces, weakening democratic institutions while the…
