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    Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (Photo: File)Opinion
    Of discontent over Punjab’s hegemony

    Sharif illustrates that even bourgeois politicians can turn against their masters, let alone the working masses.

    2 Nov 2019 2:06 AM IST

    Cricket offers 3 nations a shot at truth, reconciliationOpinion
    Cricket offers 3 nations a shot at truth, reconciliation

    For most Pakistanis, it scarcely matters who we have to get past to keep the victory march alive.

    29 Jun 2019 3:05 AM IST

    Why it’s vital to ‘decolonise’ to bring about real equalityOpinion
    Why it’s vital to ‘decolonise’ to bring about real equality

    Today too our system of “justice” is largely retributive and reinforces the privileges of dominant elites, and...

    1 Jun 2019 12:57 AM IST

    British Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn walks with supporters as he arrives for a press conference to launch his bid to retain the leadership of the party in London. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Quiet return of a new Left bucks swing to the Right

    Conversely, a depoliticised middle class aspiration can take a hold of us, while we indulge in a politics of identity...

    4 May 2019 1:57 AM IST

    Aasia BibiOpinion
    Bigots hold sway across the world: It's time to act

    At the same time, it is important not to get into the habit of lamenting how uniquely bad Pakistan's problems are.

    3 Nov 2018 1:21 AM IST

    Imran Khan.Opinion
    Middle class didn't bring Imran Khan to power

    Indeed, the notion that the “middle class” has only recently become a player in Pakistani politics is not true.

    11 Aug 2018 5:16 AM IST

    Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran KhanOpinion
    View from Pakistan: If Imran wins, how long will he be able to hide...

    The battle lines are drawn, and Imran Khan appears to be on the winning side.

    14 July 2018 6:46 AM IST

    BJP MLA from Khaga Fatehpur constituency, Krishna Paswan alleged she was prevented from voting while MLA Sangeet Som alleged that there was misbehavior with his party legislators. (Photo: Representational Image)Opinion
    View from Pakistan: Can youth bring in a change?

    Today the opposite is true; young people are neither particularly organised nor politicised.

    16 Jun 2018 12:27 AM IST

    Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Of truth and reconciliation: Is it possible in Pakistan?

    Pakistan is still essentially a colonial apparatus and its essential impulse to control has reinforced deep divisions in...

    19 May 2018 12:27 AM IST

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