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Since the ebbing of the 2011 Arab and North African mass revolt that had swept across the region seven years ago, there are new mass stirrings in several Middle East countries in…

Who is Soha Ali Khan? It is a question that the Bollywood actor is forced to answer fairly often, such as the time in July 2015 when she was accosted at the…

Ursula Le Guin, high priestess of fantasy fiction and an influence on probably every writer of science fiction and fantasy (SFF) of any worth today, died earlier this week at the age…

After Actor Playwright PadamshriPushkarBhan(1926 – 2008) popularized word MACHAAMA through his Radio Plays (Comedy), it has come to be a part of Kashmiripsyche. And here is a single word that brings nostalgic…

I saw him a few years ago at the Nairang Gallery where all the oldies of literature met every Sunday evening. Intizar Husain was then alive. I had to hand over a…

Questions about the mental health of the ‘leader of the free world’ have been swirling around on social media, the #MeToo movement seems to be gaining traction, racist, xenophobic and sexist fires…

US President Trump’s undiplomatic and harsh tweet that accused Pakistan of harbouring terrorists regarding Pakistan has provoked fury in the country, particularly in the hyper-nationalist politicians and media. The problem with practicing…

It’s understandable that this year’s budget should have an eye on rural India which constitutes some 70 per cent of voters. Finance Minister ArunJaitley had no compunction in mixing politics with economics.…

Islamabad-based security analyst Amir Rana wrote in Dawn (January 28): “Banned militant groups are continuously giving Pakistan diplomatic stress. It has been discussed at various high-level national forums that these groups have…

The prescription in the National Health Policy (NHP) 2017 to increase the government’s (Centre and the states together) health expenditure from the existing 1.15 per cent of the GDP to 2.5 per…