Tajikistan seeks extradition of fighters, recruiters for IS
RFE/RL Four Islamic State (IS) extremists that Dushanbe is trying to extradite from Syria include Tajik militants linked
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Extremism
Dozens of Muslim Brotherhood suspects detained in Tajikistan
Critics accuse the Tajik authorities of exploiting the state’s campaign against extremism and terrorism to clamp down on religious groups
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Chaining back the monster of intolerance
By Shafqat Aziz What else could engulf one with a more dreaded feeling than the intense fear of
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Central Asian steppes mutely watch Taliban’s surge
by M. K. BHADRAKUMAR Compared to the events two decades ago when the Afghan Taliban appeared in the Amu Darya
Read MoreTajik man emerges in Afghanistan as leader of IS unit of CA fighters
Sayvaly Shafiev leads a group of about 200 fighters from Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and other Central Asian countries in Afghanistan, says
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History writing is fixated on archival discovery trope: Faisal Devji
Professor Faisal Devji on Muslim depoliticisation, Hindu nationalism and historians mimicking detectives. Here is excerpts from an interview with Seema
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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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A collective reflection on the Christchurch massacre
Dr Reshma Parveen Musofer As New Zealand is reeling from the Christchurch massacre, the tragedy has sparked debate on the
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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
Read MoreKilling of professor by his student in Bahawalpur widely condemned
Herald Report The cold-blooded murder of a teacher by one of his students has sent a wave of shock and
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Death wish as nationalism
Jawed Naqvi THE mad major portrayed in Stanley Kubrick’s Dr Strangelove — a psychopathic American nationalist driven by an urge
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Bomb kills 34 paramilitary forces personnel in Indian-held Kashmir
HAH Report At least 34 Indian paramilitary soldiers have been killed in a bomb attack by militants on their convoy
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Vulnerability and resilience of Kyrgyz youth to radicalisation
Grievances are the most important factor of vulnerability of Kyrgystan youth to radicalisation, says a new research study. HAH Report
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Pakistan’s top court orders actions against TLP, officers
SC bench issues detailed verdict in TLP’s sit-in case, asking govt, security agencies not to ignore perpetrators of violence, hate
Read MoreSocial 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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