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Silk Route: Traversing trade and cultural route of the past

By Monidioa Dey It is all about the famous Silk Route. Despite barriers of great mountains and inhospitable terrains there has been constant trade connections between India, China, Tibet, and Central Asia from the ancient times via various land routes. These ancient roads that moved through the western Himalaya (that include the area between Chitral […]

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The legacy of Mr Jinnah

Published in Dawn.com The importance of being Mr Jinnah By Ayesha Jalal IN one of the more unforgettable contemporary recollections of Mohammad Ali Jinnah, Beverely Nichols in Verdict on India described the lanky and stylishly dressed barrister as the “most important man in Asia”. Looking every bit like a gentleman of Spain, of the old

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Hooligans in high professions

By Pervez Hoodbhoy A ghoonda (hooligan) is usually imagined as a crude, violent, and poorly educated man. A smartly dressed black-coated young man boasting a law degree and earning a good income doesn’t seem to fit the description. But many individuals do! Think of last week’s mob of stick-wielding lawyers that stormed the intensive care unit of

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