Last March, during an Umrah visit to Saudi Arabia, I was disturbed after witnessing the mutaween (religious police) forcing people to pray and harassing women to cover up....
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Facing Moral Blindness in Kashmir
The vicious cycle of curfew, strikes, nocturnal raids and indiscriminate use of force in India-held Kashmir continues unabated for the fourth week. On July 8, 2016 government...
Kashmir Crisis: Dialogue not violence will resolve issues
Popular Unrest has started breathing down the necks of main stream politicians. Their space in South Kashmir is shrinking. On July 31 National Conference (NC) leader from...
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CHINA WATCH [July 25-31]: CM Punjab in China, CPEC Work Updates
The week of July 25-31 was dominated by the Punjab CM’s visit to the China during the Punjab-Qingdao Business Seminar, news of a CPEC project running aground, and CPEC gaining...
Pakistani Politicians, FO Talking Same Old Things on Kashmir: Salman
Former foreign secretary Salman Bashir said on Thursday that Pakistan did not have any option for strategic partnership, except China, and now it was looking towards Russia too....
‘Karachi Seeing Marked Improvement In Law & Order Due To Rangers-Led Operation’
CRSS report says target killings have decreased from 110 per month last year to 48 a month this year Karachi. Amid a tug of war between the security establishment and the...
‘Karachi Seeing Marked Improvement In Law & Order Due To Rangers-Led Operation’
CRSS report says target killings have decreased from 110 per month last year to 48 a month this year Karachi. Amid a tug of war between the security establishment and the...
Kashmir: The Legal and Political Challenges for Pakistan
Kashmiris in 12 constituencies in various parts of Pakistan voted on July 21 to elect the state Legislative Assembly (LA). The Kashmir chapter of the Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz...
‘40pc Reduction in Violence-Related Casualties In Second Quarter of 2016’
A report launched by the Centre for Research and Security Studies (CRSS) claims that violence-related casualties have declined by 40pc in the second quarter of this year,...
‘Afghan Refugees Should Not Be Made Targets of Escalating Tension’
Representatives of Afghan refugees in Pakistan have asked the governments of Pakistan and Afghanistan to resolve their differences. They have demanded that the refugees living in...
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