Imran Khan’s ‘new Pakistan’ is plunging back into the Dark Ages with its proposed rape laws

The punishments like castration were ruled out two centuries ago for being derogatory to human dignity.

I.A. Rehman

· Dec 06, 2020 · 01:30 pm

Another day, another freedom curbed: How Pakistan is shutting down voices in the media

The rising threat to journalists is pushing many towards self-censorship and in some cases, outside the industry.

I.A. Rehman

· Nov 27, 2019 · 01:30 pm

Forty years after Zia came to power, the curse of his legacy lives on in Pakistan

That Pakistan today is what General Zia made it into cannot be denied.

I.A. Rehman

· Jul 08, 2017 · 08:30 pm

Pakistan too needs a debate on how to keep its judiciary independent

There is pressure from the military, religious orthodoxy, politicians as well as gender and class biases on the justice system.

I.A. Rehman

· Dec 16, 2016 · 08:30 pm

How the media has taken the Indo-Pak conflict beyond the political space into the personal one

Today an Indian is prosecuted for cheering a Pakistani team and a Pakistani boy is sent to prison for applauding Virat Kohli.

I.A. Rehman

· Oct 02, 2016 · 09:30 pm

Pakistan's neighbourhood headaches aren't limited to India alone

Islamabad’s foreign policy dilemma has been compounded by its inability to choose between Saudi Arabia and Iran.

I.A. Rehman

· Jan 16, 2016 · 06:30 pm

Will Indo-Pak thaw bring hope for missing Mumbai Romeo who went to look for his Pashtun girlfriend?

Hamid Ansari was last seen in November 2012. His Pakistani lawyer was picked up by the authorities in August. They exemplify the human cost of the suspicion between the two nations.

I.A. Rehman

· Dec 18, 2015 · 07:30 pm