‘Azadi March’: a catalyst for democratic change or contradictory processes?
The Maulana has dared to challenge an authoritarian system, but the fate of democracy will remain in doldrums until
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Animated film on snow and glacier fuels territorial controversy
Abominable tells the story of a young girl living in Shanghai and a yeti Herald Report A newly released animated children’s
Read MoreBook review: For aid effectiveness, better spending, localizing global SDGs needed
A new book highlights gaps between aid agencies and communities, the efficacy of aid in poverty reduction and human development
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East India Company invented corporate lobbying
Historian William Dalrymple’s new book, The Anarchy, indicts the East India Company for “the supreme act of corporate violence in
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Socialism ought to come back: Francis Fukuyama
The End of History author on what Karl Marx got right, the rivals to liberal democracy and why he fears
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Vulture population shows signs of recovery in Pakistan
KARACHI: Once a prime candidate for extinction, the population of vultures in Pakistan has shown tentative signs of recovery in the
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Islamabad braces for ‘Freedom March’ demanding IK’s resignation
HAH Report Islamabad: Tens of thousands of charged protesters descended on the federal capital on Thursday calling on Prime
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A future in the balance
Unprecedented ocean and cryosphere change requires urgent action, IPCC report finds Herald Report Our oceans are warming, ice sheets are
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Martial law in KP
KP Actions (in Aid of Civil Power) Ordinance 2019 is a disgraceful law that violates fundamental rights, principles of justice and
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Thunberg tells world leaders ‘you have stolen my dreams’
Youth leaders at UN Climate Change Summit demand bold action UNITED NATIONS: Teenage climate change activist Greta Thunberg on Monday
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Gilgit-Baltistan: Under the shadow of a new ‘Great Game’ and a new status quo in Kashmir-II
By Ghulam Amin Beg When Harrison’s Op-Ed was published in the New York Times in 2010, it was taken by
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Millions across the globe take part in climate strike
The global campaign was organised by young people, political, social and environmental activists, schoolchildren and citizens concerned over the future
Read MoreTowards climate justice in the spirit of internationalism
By Ammar Rashid Starting today, we will see the largest worldwide climate mobilisation in the history of the planet for
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Gilgit-Baltistan: Under the shadow of ‘new great game’ and new status quo in Kashmir-I
By Ghulam Amin Beg On Tuesday, September 14, 2010, I had written this article and published on the Simurgh Institute
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Govt plan for media courts sparks fears for press freedom
News Desk ISLAMABAD The PTI-led government’s plan to launch specialist media courts sparked a furious backlash on Wednesday from media
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