International impact of Pakistan’s blasphemy lawsLaws criminalising blasphemy were introduced to India by the British in 1860, and further expanded in 1927.When Pakistan came into existence, it inherited these laws. Between 1980 and 1986, a number o...
Christopher Lee, the Quaid fanWhen I launched my book, Jinnah, Pakistan and Islamic Identity, at the School of Oriental and African Studies, London University, in the summer of 1997, there in the front row sat Christopher Lee. I h...
Kashmir: the bane of India and PakistanThe damaging hostility between India and Pakistan over Jammu and Kashmir has now acquired ominous dimensions. Beyond the regular border shelling by both countries, there is a marked increase infrequen...
US gun cultureSir: Another school shooting in the US has claimed the lives of at least 17 people, including students. The unfortunate Florida school shooting incident is ample proof of the chaotic gun culture preva...
FATA merger and cheap politicsSir: The Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) are the most neglected areas of this country. The merger of FATA with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa will not just be beneficial for FATA but all of Pakistan. S...
Our neighbourSir: It is a tragedy that despite being neighbours for seven decades, Pakistan and India have never been good friends. When I tell my friends from foreign countries that India and Pakistan were once u...
Regional relationsSir: Pakistan is a peace loving country and believes in peaceful co-existence with all the countries around the world, particularly its immediate neighbours. It is quite appreciable to note that Prime...
An insult to MandelaSir: Apropos media reports about learned Attorney defending petition in SC of Pakistan challenging Election Act 2017 permitting a disqualified person to head a political party and his reference to Nel...