M.Ziauddin — the last of the Mohicans
Ziauddin sahib has managed the nearly impossible: to maintain a blemish-free record throughout despite skirmishes with the high and mighty, including the once all-powerful General Pervez Musharraf
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‘Precious day in my life’: Malala ties the knot
News Desk Islamabad: Pakistan’s youngest Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai has tied the knot in an intimate ceremony at Birmingham, the
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‘We need public pressure, not just summits’
Climate activist Greta Thunberg has told the BBC that summits will not lead to action on climate goals unless the
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Buddruss: an embodiment of scholarly commitment
By Aziz Ali Dad I just received sad news from Germany that Professor Dr Georg Buddruss an internationally acclaimed scholar
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A 2,500-kilometer road trip by Anzor Bukharsky, one of Central Asia’s most beloved photographers and cultural commentators, offers a rare
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‘Art can breathe life in society’
Karim Ahmed Khan, a young artist from GB, wins Arjumand Painting Award 2021 by Farman Ali Artists, members of
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Russia’s Eurovision finalist living a ‘dream,’ warns against anti-immigrant nightmare
Tajik-born singer representing Russia in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest says her berth in the finals this weekend is “like a dream.” But she says the problems she and other immigrants face in Russia won’t ever be far from her mind.
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Pro-Palestinian views: Outcry after AP reporter fired
Emily Wilder had been targeted by extremist Zionist media outlets; News agency decision to fire Emily Wilder criticised after rightwing media highlight her previous activism in college.
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Dance, drums and guns: the Kalasha funeral ritual
In the remote mountain region of Chitral valley of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, the Kalash people, followers of a pre-Islamic religion, mark death as few on the planet do. With dance, drums, and gunfire, the colorful funeral ritual is an elaborate and expensive celebration of a loved one’s life.
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Shehroze Kashif becomes 1st youngest Pakistani to summit Everest
HAH Special Correspondent Islamabad: Shehroze Kashif has become the first youngest Pakistani climber and the fourth in the world to
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Meet Ghizer’s Iqrarul Hassan
By Sher Zaman It was a chilly morning of March 2021 at the busy Gahkuch Bazaar. The bazaar here opens
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Remembering Mashal means resisting politics of hate
by Aasim Sajjad Akhtar When Mashal Khan was brutally lynched four years ago, the Tehrik-e-Labbaik-Pakistan (TLP) was still a relatively
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Remembering Hamza Alavi: Interpreting Pakistan, changing the world
Raza Naeem’s tribute to Pakistan’s best-known Marxist, scholar, author and activist on his birth centenary marked on April 10. Stop
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Agha Yahya, a scholar and social reformer, dies
F. Ali Syed Yahya Shah Al-Hussaini, a noted religious scholar, political leader, social reformer, nature conservationist, folklorist and award-winning writer
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Manizha: Russia’s Tajik-born Eurovision hopeful
News Desk Manizha’s family came to Russia after fleeing civil war in Tajikistan, and now she will represent her adopted
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