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Documentary on Islamic extremism wins award

By Inayat Amir
4 days ago
in :  Afghanistan, Central Asia, extremism, Pakistan, South Asia, Taliban, Terrorism
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The 50-minute documentary titled “Islam’s Battle Within” gives a rare insight into the Jamia Haqqania Akora Khattak aka the “University of Jihad”, an ideological nerve centre of the Taliban and other splinter groups in Southeast Asia i.e. Jemaah Islamiyah

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The pied piper syndrome

By thehighasia
2 weeks ago
in :  extremism, Opinion, Pakistan, Politics
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We are faced with an intolerant generation that is self-righteous, hates dissent and wants everyone to think one way – which is their way. In short, we are reaping the fruits of the seeds we had sown ourselves in our classrooms and society at large. Today it is the misogynist, fascist Imran Khan, tomorrow it can be a right-wing extremist force which will use the same herd to its own advantage and ruin the already religiously intolerant and anti-women society.

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Pakistani media’s existential crisis

By thehighasia
3 weeks ago
in :  Censorship, Human Rights, Media, Opinion, Pakistan, Slider
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Pakistan’s media has been grappling with an existential crisis in recent years, with critical areas going from bad to worse. This includes a staggering two-fifths of media jobs — 8,000 out of 20,000 — being wiped out, partly because of lifeline public sector advertising having shrunk by over half, and a squeezed media economy that is drying up even private sector advertising.

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In a first, Haniya wins ATF championship

By thehighasia
3 weeks ago
in :  Pakistan, People, Slider, Sport News, Sports
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Haniya Minhas has made history yet again by defeating Tunisia's No. 1 player, Zeineb Jaiez, 6-0, 6-0 in her final group match. She has made her country proud by achieving her position in the final 8 out of 24 finest females in the Tennis World Championship

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Undermining the people’s will

By thehighasia
3 weeks ago
in :  Democracy, Governance, History, Literature, Pakistan, Politics, Resistance
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The book covers one manifestation of authoritarianism as defined by the author and follows a set structure. There is a historical overview — in some instances beginning from the colonial era — consisting of key events which illustrate the issue.

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Progressive forces urged to unite against capitalism, imperialism

By thehighasia
4 weeks ago
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News desk On the occasion of the International Day of Workers (May Day), the Awami Workers Party (AWP) has called on workers, peasants, students as well as left-progressive forces across Pakistan to come together to build a genuine, popular movement of working people to challenge class, state, imperialist and patriarchal power in all its forms. AWP President Yusuf Masti Khan …

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Major financial scandal awaits Imran Khan?

By thehighasia
April 26, 2022
in :  Pakistan, Politics
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Arif Naqvi is under house arrest in the UK. He has been close to Imran Khan since the ’90s and even admitted to funding PTI. Question is, how much? Can the trial of Arif Naqvi, the disgraced founder of the defunct Abraaj Group, reveal financial information that could prove damaging for Pakistan’s ousted Prime Minister Imran Khan? The Pakistani businessman …

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IK: anti-imperialist hero or authoritarian populist?

By thehighasia
April 26, 2022
in :  Democracy, Pakistan, Politics
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Tooba Syed dismantles the myths surrounding the former cricketer’s supposedly anti-imperialist tenure in Pakistan by Tooba Syed Despite his best attempts and amid unproven allegations of foreign interference, Imran Khan was removed from power by a vote of no confidence in the National Assembly of Pakistan on 11 April. Earlier that same week, Khan had attempted to block the vote …

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No meaningful evidence of coup against Imran Khan, says Noam Chomsky

By thehighasia
April 24, 2022
in :  Intellectuals, Pakistan
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The famed leftwing political activist says that using the threatening letter as evidence of a coup is “meaningless”! I have for long admired and followed Prof. Chomsky’s work. Among the people he has never met, I am probably one of the few with whom it was Prof. Chomsky who initiated an email correspondence! Well, technically. Here’s what happened: Anyone remember …

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A day of ‘shame’: Democratic voices oppose govt’s move to dissolve NA

By Inayat Amir
April 3, 2022
in :  Democracy, Pakistan
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By Inayat Amir In a swift rejoinder to the government’s move to dissolve National Assembly in a bid to evade a pending no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan, democratic and progressive voices on Sunday vehemently condemned the move calling it an attempt at abrogating the constitution – tantamount to high treason.   They urged the Supreme Court to intervene in …

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The real heatwave

By thehighasia
March 18, 2022
in :  Pakistan, Politics
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By Asim Sajjad Akhtar Pakistan is in the grip of a heatwave. There has been no spring season to usher in the transition from winter, and a long summer now beckons. It scarcely matters whether this particular abrupt rise in temperatures is directly explained by global warming. The climate science is in any case clear that many parts of Pakistan’s …

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Why are men threatened by women in authority?

By thehighasia
March 17, 2022
in :  Feminism, Pakistan, Politics
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Despite all these so-called patriarchal maneuvering and other social barriers that keep women’s participation in politics subservient to the dominant political parties, women’s performance in the parliament is found to be more effective than men’s.

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HRCP calls for revision of laws constraining freedom of assembly

By thehighasia
March 17, 2022
in :  Human Rights, Law, Pakistan
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Lahore: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has, in partnership with the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), released a study titled ‘Freedom of Peaceful Assembly in Pakistan: A Legislative Review.’ The study identifies the laws and procedures that are used to restrict the constitutional right to freedom of peaceful assembly, either directly or indirectly. These include provisions in …

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GB constitutional package: ‘move aims to legitimise colonial rule’

By thehighasia
March 10, 2022
in :  Climate Change, Development, Ecology, Environment, Gilgit-Baltistan, Kashmir, Legal, Pakistan, Politics
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GB's constitutional package

Young academic cautions youth about neoliberal ‘development mantra Special Correspondent Professor Zaighum Abbas speaking on the proposed provisional provincial status for Gilgit-Baltistan at an interactive session with students of the GB Punjab University campus. Photo HAH LAHORE: Debate on the proposed constitutional setup for Gilgit-Baltistan reverberates in and outside the mountainous region. Youth and activists from GB in Pakistan and …

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The return of terror

By thehighasia
March 5, 2022
in :  extremism, Pakistan, Terrorism
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By Asim Sajjad Akhtar After each ‘terrorist’ attack, they tell us they are going to go after ‘them’. But there is always another attack to follow. Token condemnations by government officials aside, the gruesome attack on a Shi’a masjid in Peshawar that has to date taken 62 lives appears to have triggered more worry about the economy and/or the visiting …

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Pakistan’s climate catastrophe

Unprecedented flash floods, water scarcity, dying glaciers, abruptly changing weather patterns, rising cases of rare diseases, and climate-change-induced loss of natural habitat are some of the discernible symptoms that are already on display in the South Asian country.

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Special Correspondent GILGIT, Dec 24: As it has always been the case, higher education …

Take control of your knee pain

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Knee pain is the most common health issue in mountain regions and urban centres alike. But simple home exercises and stretches can help ease some common types of knee pains.

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Call for promotion of Pamirian languages

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