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Murtaza Haider
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Lost childhood: Many Pakistani girls still have children in their teens, and suffer for it
One in two young girls is married before she turns 18.
Murtaza Haider
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The full truth of General Ayub Khan's regime in Pakistan
The economic realities of the Ayub era are less glamorous than the popular discourse portrays.
Murtaza Haider
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For Pakistan, defending its society should be more important than defence against India
Murtaza Haider
Trending
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Why Justice Datta’s attack on petitioner in VVPAT verdict is worrisome for PILs
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‘Heeramandi’ review: Lahore Luxe tawaif saga runs on empty
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Faltering economy, poor citizens, South Asia’s bully: The reality of India’s global ambitions
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How Hindutva is reshaping India’s classrooms
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Karnataka: SIT summons MP Prajwal Revanna, his father for questioning in sexual abuse case
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By rewarding vigilantism, Pakistan is giving it legitimacy
The Sindh police chief recently gave a cash prize to a man who shot and killed two suspected robbers.
Murtaza Haider
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Did floods bring the end of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto's regime?
Days after the worst deluge in Pakistan in nearly five decades, Bhutto's government was overthrown in a military coup.
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In Pakistan too, a university is facing the media’s ire over doctored images
Progressive voices are being stifled across the border as well.
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Video
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Watch: School authorities turn classroom into swimming pool to encourage attendance during heatwave
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Watch: Woman recreates pet parrot’s choreography
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Watch: Neighbours rescue infant from second floor sunshade after she fell from fourth floor balcony
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Video: Listen to this acapella version of Shankar Mahadevan’s ‘Breathless’ by four singers
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Watch: Argentinian woman is crowned Miss Universe Buenos Aires at 60
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A Pakistani woman's insistence on niqab might change the course of Canadian elections
Zunera Ishaq's insistence on taking her oath of citizenship while wearing the garment has inadvertently changed the course of the parliamentary elections.
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Waiting in queue is definitely not a game Pakistanis like to play
Does Pakistan's problem with civility in parliament begin with the inability to stand patiently in line?
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17 years and no census: Pakistan is running on guesswork
Without reliable data, Pakistan's planning process will be driven by ignorance.
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The Reel
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‘Heeramandi’ review: Lahore Luxe tawaif saga runs on empty
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‘The Fall Guy’ review: Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt sparkle in entertaining action comedy
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‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ trailer: Barry Jenkins directs prequel to 2019 photorealistic animated film
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Start the week with a film: A divorce from hell in ‘The War of the Roses’
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Aditi Rao Hydari on playing diverse characters: ‘I want the audience to take me home with them’