Britain can’t be allowed to forget Jallianwala Bagh massacre
Hundreds of civilians were massacred by a British general who was later treated as a hero. There has still been
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Politics
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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Former Tajik opposition member jailed for 15 years
KHUJAND, Tajikistan — A court in Tajikistan has sentenced a former member of the banned Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan
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AWP Gojal to march for compensation
The party demands payment of land compensation; an end to power crisis, allocation of two more seats for Hunza in
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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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Turkey’s president moves against opposition party on Kurdish new year as local polls loom
Erdogan’s regime refuses entry to two French Communist Party members who planned to observe the local elections on March 31
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Zia’s legacy: a critical analysis of banning student unions
by Haider Nisar Sawati It was 1983 when last student union elections were held in universities and colleges across Pakistan
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Patriarchy strikes back
EVEN for a society that views most form of rights-based activism with suspicion, the backlash against Aurat March has been
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A rising movement
Tooba Syed MARCH 8, 2019, will be remembered as a day of hope and unabashed protest, in which thousands of
Read MoreKashmir’s water: new weapon of war?
Arley Titzler India and Pakistan were separated at birth, established in 1947 when they gained independence from Britain. Since then, these
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Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan sign accord to ease tension on border
Herald Report Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan authorities have signed agreement to ease tension on the borders of the two Central Asian
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What is patriarchy?
Patriarchy is the name given to a dynamic web of ideas, policies, laws, and social practices that bring male domination
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Tony Benn: socialist, comrade, friend
An obituary written at the time of Tony Benn’s passing on a life well lived By John Rees I have spent
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Second Tajik villager killed near Kyrgyz border
News Desk Deadly violence has broken out for a second consecutive day along a disputed section of the Tajik-Kyrgyz border
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Tajikistan to repatriate dozens of IS children from Iraq
RFE/RL As Islamic State’s caliphate crumbles, many countries are turning their backs on children born into the extremist group, except
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