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Syed Jalal Hussain

Syed Jalal Hussain

The Express Tribune

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The red sky of Muharram

Each year, as the Islamic calendar turns to Muharram, a familiar question resurfaces: why does a 7th-century event in the deserts of Karbala continue...

10.07.2025 30

The Express Tribune

Syed Jalal Hussain

The corridor that redrew the map

Power, once loud and territorial, now moves silently. It flows through undersea cables, over smart rail, beneath oil pipelines, and into the...

14.06.2025 20

The Express Tribune

Syed Jalal Hussain

The Butcher and the Ballot

Irtaza Abbas Turi was seven years old. He had no knowledge of geopolitics, no stake in borders, no understanding of the hate that precedes a missile....

21.05.2025 20

The Express Tribune

Syed Jalal Hussain

The Green That Faded

25.03.2025 30

Daily Times

Syed Jalal Hussain

Mustafa Zaidi and the Politics of Silence in Pakistan

13.01.2025 20

Daily Times

Syed Jalal Hussain

The city that forgot to breathe

I grew up in a Lahore where the smell of fresh soil after a rainstorm was like a promise from the earth itself, where the intoxicating fragrance of...

04.12.2024 10

The Express Tribune

Syed Jalal Hussain

Building a legal foundation for climate finance in Pakistan

In the face of severe climate impacts, Pakistan is at a pivotal moment. Recent devastating floods, extreme heatwaves and choking smog in Lahore...

17.11.2024 4

The Express Tribune

Syed Jalal Hussain