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Akhtar Balouch
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Contrary to popular belief, Karachi's Wazir Mansion was probably not Jinnah's birthplace
There are contradictory claims about Mohammad Ali Jinnah's date and place of birth.
Akhtar Balouch
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Only traces remain of a once-active Arya Samaj Organisation in Karachi
The temples in the compound are now used as kindergarten schools and just a few plaques indicate its history.
Akhtar Balouch
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The beheading of Udhaw Das: How a philanthropist's statue in Pakistan invited the ire of zealots
After Partition, the statue of Das, who started a hospital in Shikarpur, became the target of repeated attacks.
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Over 17,400 citizens write to EC seeking action against PM Narendra Modi for hate speech
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Australian journalist leaves country amid visa troubles, says ‘too difficult to do my job in India’
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Ramachandra Guha: Why 2024 is India’s most important election since 1977
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‘The Kerala Story’: Why did Catholics re-release a Hindutva movie days before polling?
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Rights group PUCL seeks disqualification of PM Narendra Modi for hate speech in Rajasthan
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Forgotten heroes: Searching for the Dinshaws of Karachi
They gave Karachi hospitals, schools and colleges. The only thing Karachi gave the Parsi philanthropists in exchange for their favours, one writer said, were statues.
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Has Pakistan been celebrating its Independence Day on the wrong date?
Pakistan appeared on the world map on August 15, 1947 – like India. So why does it celebrate its independence a day earlier?
Akhtar Balouch