Academics form body to promote progressive values
Herald Report A number of academics from public and private educational institutes of the city have set up a forum
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Pakistan
I have always quarreled with this word ‘activist’, says Arundhati Roy
Writing is the most appropriate way of expressing trauma and complications, and I will be the last one to make
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PM hints at more cabinet changes after ‘batting order’ shuffle
Saad Sayeed ISLAMABAD: Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Friday that he would not hesitate to make more changes
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Assailants kill 14 bus passengers in Balochistan
Herald Report Islamabad, April 18: Gunmen ambushed a bus in the Makran Coastal Highway in Ormara area of Balochistan and shot dead
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Journalist’s bail extended for a week as IO remains no-show
RSF, KUJ condemn ‘trumped-up charges’ against Shahzeb Jillani Herald Report A district court in Karachi on Wednesday extended by a
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Activists march for students rights, secularisation of curriculum
Express solidarity with Mashal’s family, Jallianwala Bagh and Hazara carnage By Nusrat Hussain Rallies were held on April 13 in
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Amritsar, Quetta and Mardan varsity tragedies and our haunting silences
Dr Ammar Ali Jan April 13th is one of the darkest days in the chapters of our recent and distant
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NA to debate proposed GB reforms bill in its upcoming session
Govt to table the proposed GB 2019 Act in upcoming session of the lower house of parliament: NA body told
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Pop Pioneer: Pakistani singer pushes boundaries for women
A budding Pakistani music star is pushing the boundaries of what women can do in particular conservative corners of this
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New book on Pakistan’s political economy and social dynamics in offing
New Perspectives on Pakistan’s Political Economy: State, Class and Social Change has been edited by Matthew McCartney and S Akbar Zaidi
Read MoreFIA probing five journalists for posting Khashoggi’s photo
Herald Report Pakistani authorities are investigating five prominent journalists and a blogger for displaying the photo of slain Saudi journalist
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The unsung heroes
The legacy of Bhagat Singh and his comrades serves as a reminder of the revolutionary zeal that thrived in this
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The nation reboot
TOMORROW is Youm-i-Pakistan. A big military parade will be staged to remind 220 million people that the Pakistani nation is
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Pakistan’s terrified Christians
Pervez Hoodbhoy The prime minister and people of New Zealand have put before us gold-plated standards of decency, compassion, and
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Let’s reflect as we hail Ardern
Abbas Nasir IF there were an opinion poll asking Pakistanis who their favourite leader is today, one could be certain
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