Iqbal Exiled!

Thinking Iqbal in today’s Pakistan makes you look away

Inksight By Mehmood ur Rashid

Today’s Pakistan is not a matter of interpretation or analysis. It is rather a graspable tragedy. Those who revel in denial also find it now difficult to get away with their usual ways of turning down. The monster of violence, produced by intolerance, has grown so high and huge that even a blind feels More

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Between India and Bangladesh

And the fear psyche of smaller nations

TIES By Shahnawaz Mantoo

A sense of security is an essential requirement for the development of a nation. The South Asian regional problems and conflicts have their own dynamics, and most, if not all, of these are created within the region by its history, its geo-politics, its economics and ecology. Many of these inter-State More

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Reviving water transport

That will restore beauty to this place

LANDSCAPE By Fida Iqbal

Ever since, state government contemplated revival of historical Jhelum water transport, a mixed atmosphere of curiosity and nostalgia is visible amongst the young and elderly. Kashmir valley with its impressive water bodies and active waterways has always been lively and full of energy. River Jhelum More

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Defining life

And its joyless pursuits

MUSINGS By Syed Mehwish Andrabi

I was waiting for the train that had my name enrolled on the passenger list. Tired and sick of sitting on the wrecked old bench, I took a deep sigh, and, supporting my chin with both hands, placed my elbows on my knees and started wondering why are we supposed to run like race horses, work like donkeys More

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