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Haroon Khalid
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How should we talk about Pakistan without reinforcing Islamophobic tropes?
For journalists, reporting accurately about the country that suffers sectarian violence can be challenging.
Haroon Khalid
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Lahore and Amritsar: Two cities joined at birth are dying together
A border drawn across the map severed centuries of bonds forged between the two cities. But memories of the past linger in the air.
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By demonising Hindus, Pakistan’s nationalist history overlooks colonial atrocities
Pakistan is erasing its Hindu heritage but seems to have no problem with the racist, colonial officials still commemorated on its streets.
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Trending
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Questions arise when police arrest Mohammed Zubair, but not Nupur Sharma, says retired SC judge
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The big news: Mahua Moitra booked for comments on Hindu deity Kaali, and nine other top stories
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India’s mass closure of schools is leaving lakhs of students stranded
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A remarkably opulent country: Observations of the first American to write a book on India
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What is a Pakistani Muslim writer (not) supposed to write about?
Many feel writing in English from Pakistan should be about Islamist extremism, violence against women or the polarisation of the society.
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Lahore: The May 8 suicide bombing outside the Data Darbar shrine was an assault on the city’s soul
The Sufi shrine, which houses the grave of the city’s patron saint, has watched over Lahore for over 1,000 years.
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An Easter tale: Remembering a Pakistani priest who gave his life to save Christians from persecution
Around Easter in 1998, a Punjab court sentenced a young man to death for blasphemy. Bishop John Joseph went to the court and committed suicide in protest.
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Watch: Car stuck precariously over crevasse near Manali rescued to safety by other travellers
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Watch: Drivers play football on highway as protests against high fuel prices block traffic
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Watch: Fan celebrates cricketer Dinesh Karthik’s captaincy with portrait made of 600 Rubik’s cubes
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Paris: Protestors demonstrate against US Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe vs Wade
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Watch: This cable TV channel only dubs Korean shows in Kannada for local audiences
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How a Lahore landmark named for a British radical came to be linked with Jallianwala Bagh massacre
It was a March 1919 meeting held in the Bradlaugh Hall which set in motion the immediate chain of events that culminated in the Amritsar tragedy.
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Destroying nature to build the Kartarpur Corridor is no way to celebrate Guru Nanak
Nature has a particular significance in Nanak’s philosophy. He often used symbols from nature to establish the divinity of God.
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A short history of ordinary Pakistanis’ love-hate relationship with Narendra Modi
Though the BJP strongman is perceived to be anti-Muslim, some across the border admired his decisiveness – especially when it came to demonetisation.
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The Reel
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‘Dr. Arora’ trailer: Web series takes a humorous look at sexual problems
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Circle of love: Nagesh Kukunoor on going from ‘Hyderabad Blues’ to ‘Modern Love Hyderabad’
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Start the week with a film: ‘American Honey’, the flip side of the American Dream
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In ‘Shamshera’, a ‘masala potboiler’ and Ranbir Kapoor as ‘never seen before’
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Deepti Naval at the movies: Single-screen theatres, Rajesh Khanna and ‘Mera Naam Joker’
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As Pakistan investigates abduction of Hindu girls, it could learn some lessons from New Zealand
Pakistan must raise its voice not just for Muslim communities across the world but for all persecuted minorities, regardless of their religion.
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The furore around Pakistan’s Aurat March still hasn’t died down. Here’s what critics won’t admit
Television anchors have dedicated complete shows to what they describe as the ‘dishonourable’ and ‘objectionable’ posters that were displayed at the event.
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For Partition migrants, ugly nationalism in India and Pakistan is stealing their histories
Lahore, Delhi, Karachi and Bombay were considered our cities collectively. Not any more.
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The Field
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Watch, Wimbledon 2022: Nadal fights through abdominal pain to beat Fritz in five-set thriller
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Cricket: New Zealand's men and women players to get equal fees per match in landmark five-year deal
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India tour of West Indies: Shikhar Dhawan named captain of new-look squad for ODI series
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CWG 2022: High jumper Tejaswin Shankar – ‘Chance to represent India is nothing short of a blessing’