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For decades, nations plagued by terrorism and political instability, such as Pakistan, have tried to project a ‘soft image’ to the world.
The banned Balochistan Liberation Army’s journey from radical student activism to a well-equipped militant force mirrors the
In an age where historical narratives are increasingly weaponised and distorted to serve contemporary agendas, are we
Cricket’s greatest captains have always harboured the ability to galvanise their teams when the odds seemed to be against them.
History has shown that transgressions by and against the state, when left unpunished, tend to resurface with greater
Despite the progress of science and reason, myths and conspiracy theories continue to thrive — even among educated people.
Fukuyama’s famous thesis was meant to signal liberal democracy’s ultimate victory over all other political ideologies. But
Technological advancements come with the notion that they are liberating people from the old, soulless forms of capitalism. But
Pseudo-archaeology has played a big role in constructing mythical histories that feed into imagined pasts that ultimately only aid the political aims...
Pseudo-archaeology has played a big role in constructing mythical histories that feed into imagined pasts that ultimately only
As the far-right gains momentum across the West, Western academics long fixated on ‘fragile democracies’ in the Global
Populism thrives as a political style rather than a concrete ideology, merging theatrics and emotional appeal to captivate the
As youth-driven activism links consumption with ethics, many local alternatives are thriving by aligning themselves with
For over a decade now, several books have claimed that one country or the other is on the verge of ‘collapse’. Most of these books are about China....
There’s an interesting term in political science called ‘self-coup.’ A self-coup is when an elected president or prime minister tries to retain or...
There’s an interesting term in political science called ‘self-coup.’ A self-coup is when an elected president or prime minister tries to retain or...
In the April 1968 edition of a now defunct English daily, Business Post, one Yaqoob Sultan wrote an article in which he described a conversation he...
'Authentic’ has become quite the buzzword — especially in the world of consumer brands, and even in politics. Apparently, Gen-Z is all about...
A party hoping to establish itself in the mainstream may evolve from the left or from the right. But the evolution is almost always towards finding...
'Donald Trump and the Rise of Christian Nationalists’ was the title of an essay published in August this year on the academic website The...
Last week, the veteran political analyst Najam Sethi claimed that the jailed Pakistani politician Imran Khan was utilising contents from the...
From the day Pakistan came into being, ideas formulated by ‘modernist’ scholars such as Sir Syed Ahmad Khan and Allama Muhammad Iqbal have been...
Just days before this year’s US presidential election, when I was wrapping up my interviews with a cross-section of voters in some US states for a...
After his ouster from power in 2022, Imran Khan decided to roar back to power by operating from outside the country’s mainstream political...
On many occasions, it just takes a single incident to trigger riots. The incident can be actual, or overly exaggerated and, in some cases, entirely...
Studies show that incidents of civil unrest have been increasing across the world. Yet, there are also those who are of the view that the police...
The military-establishment (ME) and the government have decided to call Imran Khan a ‘fitna’ [conspiratorial, divisive, violent]. To most other...
Last week, protests erupted in Umerkot, a city located at the edge of the Thar Desert in Sindh. The protests were held to condemn the extrajudicial...
In his 1945 book, Open Society and its Enemies, the Austrian philosopher Karl Popper described a paradox, which he called the “paradox of...
The British historian John Dalberg-Acton described stupidity as “a corruption of knowledge.” This may mean information or knowledge that has been...
Most storylines in myths, films, TV series and novels largely revolve around three characters: the hero, the villain and the victim. In 1968, the...
History is written by victors’ is a phrase often used by people. But most historians detest it. They see it as an impulsive outcome of anti-...
The ‘angry young man’ (AYM) was a character-type first introduced by some British writers in the 1950s. In fact, it was the British media that...
Ever since 2014, politics in Pakistan has largely been about a battle of narratives. This is nothing new or something peculiar to Pakistan. But...
From July 30, deadly riots erupted in Britain when three young girls were stabbed to death in a quiet seaside town of the country. Britain’s...
In his autobiography Mein Kampf [My Struggle], published nine years before he came to power, the German Nazi leader Adolf Hitler concluded that...
According to the German professor of law Ulrich K. Preuss, there are four ‘ideal types’ of constitutions. Preuss’ study focuses on what nature of...
Societies in multiple countries are suffering from one of the most serious illnesses that can badly damage democracy. That illness is polarisation....
Numerous books have been written on Islam in Pakistan. So, two years ago, I set out to write a book on the history of liberalism in Pakistan. It is...
In 2017, Pepsi aired a commercial in which the American model Kendall Jenner breaks away from a fashion shoot to join a protest rally. She is then...