A grave injustice has been avoided and, in that, there is much to be grateful for. Aasia Bibi’s long ordeal, which constituted the most high-profile blasphemy case in Pakistan and could have culminated in her being wrongfully sent to the gallows, has finally ended. The Supreme Court bench hearing her appeal acquitted her in a […]
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By Mishael Hyat Ayub I have always loved mountains. I grew up among them in the Nathiagali area, and in so many ways the best parts of my childhood are associated with mountains in various parts of Pakistan. But in Chitral, which I visited recently, the mountains have many different meanings. Depending on who I
By Afiya S. Zia What is it with PTI ministers and their fixation with pop music? Is it an attempt to pose as trendy, or have they been cranking up the music to drown out the growing criticism? The informalisation of governance was obvious when the new government was sworn in and an outlandish
By Zahoorul Haq Danish Shakespeare said, “Some are born great, some achieve greatness and some have greatness thrust upon them.” Khalid Bin Wali had all the three attributes to his credit, plus a fourth one that by virtue of his indiscriminate love and carefree humility he commanded greatness in the hearts of people he met.
By Prof. Rahmat Karim Baig The Hindu Kush chain of mountains spreads over a thousand kilometres from a point close to Chilinji Pass in the south of Pamir westward rising at every few km till it reaches the highest point of the chain that is Terich Mer (7708m) with four sister massifs that stand above
