There are moments in a nation’s story when private grief becomes woven into public history. For Imtiaz Rafi Butt, born on 22 September 1948, that intertwining began before he was old enough to understand loss. His father, the industrialist and early Pakistan Movement supporter Rafi Butt, died in a plane crash at the young age […]
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Clarke leaves strong Scotland legacy but exit brings sense of relief
For much of Saturday afternoon, the skies above Charlotte were a dirty shade of grey, the rain bucketing down, the wind blowing hard, thunder and lightning seen and heard every minute or so. If Steve Clarke was looking out of his hotel room, that’s the biblical scene he would have taken in. In a sense, […]
Legacy of Regional Turmoil
The Afghan Taliban’s four-year rule is marked by utter failure, significantly contributing to the surge in terrorism and regional instability. Reports from the UN monitoring bodies and human rights organisations starkly reveal the Taliban’s sponsorship of terrorist activities. Despite repeated reminders from the international community to uphold their obligations under the 2020 Doha Agreement, their […]
Mexico vows to identify thousands of remains, ‘worst legacy’ of violence
Mexico’s government vowed on Monday to identify thousands of human remains that have accumulated in morgues and mass graves during more than a decade of gang violence and stirred anger among bereaved families. The government said it would initially commit 400 million pesos ($21 million) to work through the backlog, including updating forensic databases, establishing […]