Social media uproar over women’s dance in Gilgit
By Sultan Abbas After the incidents of Punjab University and Peshawar University recently the vigilantism has reared its ugly head
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Opinion
Of ‘ghairat’ and culture in Gilgit-Baltistan
Zaighum Abbas Social media outburst over a video clip of few girls dancing on folk songs in a TV’s morning
Read MoreThe terrain of transformation
Civil society, as a key concept of social theory, has remained a Western construct for the most part of our
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Psychopathology and societal malaise of Gilgit-Baltistan
In his incisive and thought-provoking analysis, Aziz Ali Dad dissects and diagnoses the psychological pathologies afflicting the cultural mindset of
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Colonial historiography and Gilgit-Baltistan
“The critical understanding about books written by British Colonial officers about GB could be premised on the fact that these works were mostly written for strategic purposes by those who served the power; the unquestioned acceptance of these works and their premium referential status needs to be challenged.”
Read MoreThinking in the age of unthought-I
Aziz Ali Dad In the world of ideas, thinking has a pivotal position because it is deemed to be the
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Gilgit-Baltistan’s political prisoners — I
Zaigham Abbas The Pashtun Tahaffuz movement (PTM) has infused a new spirit for dissent and serious debate in Pakistan.
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Moses to Marx
Raza Neem Eminent social historian, writer and journalist Syed Sibte Hassan set off on his final journey on April 20,
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Hunza snow avalanche: Hope fades for three missing youth
Special Correspondent HUNZA, April 11: Hopes fading for the survival of three young tourists who were buried under the debris
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Waves of Culture in Lahore
Fawzia Afzal-Khan The Lahore Literary Festival has been succeeded by a string of events and activities in Lahore bespeaking a
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Harnessing GB’s tourism potential
By Zameer Abbas Pakistan has started issuing on-arrival visas to tourists from 24 countries, notably the United States, China, the
Read MoreImpediments to philosophy
Aziz Ali Dad The 20th century was unique because of the drastic changes and ruptures it witnessed in every sphere
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Manufacturing Zombies
By Waseem Altaf Writing textbooks for students who are in a formative stage is serious business. Errors and omissions on
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A symbol of political sanity
Amir Hussain “What makes us think critically when we know the consequences [are] really harsh in this country,” says a
Read MoreInvesting in climate change
Amir Hussain Terms such as ‘the environment’ and ‘climate change’ are used interchangeably in development parlance and policy discourses in
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