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By LT GEN H S PANAG Ever since the advent of war, soldiers have desecrated the corpses of their enemies, whether to send a message or exact revenge. However, nations and their

By Naveed Para A lot of blood has flown down the bridge, it is time to keep the hate-mongers at bay and come forward not only for de-escalating the conflict but, to

By Nadeem Farooq Paracha The term ‘Political Islam’ is an academic concoction. It works as an analytical umbrella under which political analysts and historians club together various political tendencies that claim to

By Venkatesh Kesari &S eema Mustafa Seat-sharing negotiations between the Congress and the Bahujan Samaj Party were almost over. The BSP wanted 40 seats, the Congress was offering 25; both would have

By Spahic Omer So difficult and complex is the predicament of Muslims nowadays that it, perhaps, has no equal in history. The problems and challenges are ubiquitous and global in character, encompassing

By A K M Mohiuddin In Islam knowledge is not an end in itself. It is essential, but it is not enough. Its value lies in being an aid to achieving the

By Ejaz Naqvi If the world’s religions, whether monotheistic, eastern or otherwise, agree on one thing, it is respecting and serving the parents. Sadly in today’s fast-paced world, we see an erosion

By Kalpana Kannabiran “The issue of the rights of sweepers and scavengers has never entered the mainstream legal consciousness in the country,” wrote UpendraBaxi in Law and Poverty: Critical Essays. “Nor have

By I.A. Rehman THE failure of the federal ministries to properly comply with the Right of Access to Information Act, 2017, by making public basic information about their organisations and functions, must

By Hassan Aslam Shad Today, world order is increasingly chaotic, universal values are being eroded and the rule of law is being undermined. The above statement by the United Nations (UN) Secretary