What is ‘agency’ and how is it exercised?
Reshma Parveen-Musofer In literature agency is defined as a personal capacity. It is the feeling of gaining control
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Author: thehighasia
Nepal makes first arrest over ‘menstruation huts’ after woman dies
Kathmandu: Nepali police have detained the brother-in-law of a woman who died in a ‘menstruation hut’ in what is
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Remembering Ismat Chughtai–II
Raza Naeem on the style and sensibilities of one of the boldest Urdu short-story writers Ismat Chughtai’s prose carried
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Journalists, politicians & civil society express solidarity with Dawn
The call for the countrywide protest was given by Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists against besieging of the leading newspaper
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Chinese embassy refutes AP report on sold Pakistani brides
Herald Report China’s embassy in Islamabad has rejected a report by the Associated Press (AP) on Pakistani brides being sold to Chinese men,
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Effective steps urged for transforming tourism for climate action
Tourism’s carbon emissions measured in a landmark report launched at COP25 News Desk Madrid, Spain: The world tourism watchdog
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China summons US diplomat after Uighur Bill approval
Beijing has summoned a US diplomat after lawmakers in Washington approved legislation that calls for slapping sanctions against senior Chinese
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Over 600 Pakistani girls sold as brides to Chinese men: report
LAHORE: Page after page, the names stack up: 629 girls and women from across Pakistan who were sold as brides
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Japanese doctor among 6 killed in Afghan gun attack
Dr Tetsu Nakamora was widely respected for his humanitarian work, who devoted his career to improving the lives of the poor Afghans
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The ethnographic collection of Kyrgyz museum of fine arts
The Gapar Aitiev Kyrgyz National Museum of Fine Arts has played a significant role in exploring and preserving the rich history of Kyrgyzstan’s applied and fine arts for nearly a century.
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The dark-money men
On the last night of his life, Khusan Kerimov had a package to deliver: $1.6 million in cash. Late in the evening on October
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China slams passage of Uighur rights bill by US House
Two local farmers walk past a residential house painted with a Chinese flag in Makit county, Kashgar, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous
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A South Asian union
Dr Asim Sajjad There is no chance of a South Asian union anytime soon. The Modi government’s revocation of
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Attack on Dawn: mobs are a recipe for chaos and anarchy
One may disagree with another’s point of view, but threatening violence or restricting the movement of anyone is criminal act unacceptable in a civilised society, says Umer Farooq while commenting on the attack and besieging of Dawn’s offices in Islamabad and Karachi.
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Athlete from Balochistan bags gold at Asian games
There’s more to our Hazara town than just bomb blasts: Shahida Abbasi
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