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.

Haroon Khalid

· Jul 04, 2020 · 07:30 am

In Sindh, mystery and controversy surround the marriages of Hindu women with Muslim men

Everyone has a say in the matter but the girls.

Naeem Sahoutara and Ali Ousat, Dawn.com

· Nov 16, 2019 · 01:30 pm

After 150 years, Pakistan is trying to change the laws governing Christian marriages and divorce

The proposed Christian Marriage and Divorce Act accords four million citizens the rights denied to them so far.

Yaqoob Khan Bangash, Dawn.com

· Sep 18, 2019 · 09:30 pm

View from Pakistan: Imran Khan’s US carnival was high on emotion and low on facts

The prime minister painted a bright future for Pakistan as a meritocratic state but failed to explain how the country would get there.

Maria Kari, Dawn.com

· Jul 25, 2019 · 08:30 pm

How a blasphemy case built and brought down a hardline religious party in Pakistan

Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan could have become a popular political force. Its biggest mistake was its call to overthrow the army chief.

Abdullah Yusuf, The Conversation

· Jul 22, 2019 · 08:30 pm

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.

Haroon Khalid

· May 22, 2019 · 08:00 am

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.

Haroon Khalid

· May 14, 2019 · 08:00 am

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.

Haroon Khalid

· Apr 24, 2019 · 12:30 pm

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.

Haroon Khalid

· Apr 18, 2019 · 06:30 pm

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.

Haroon Khalid

· Apr 08, 2019 · 12:30 pm

Sour taste: What family halls in restaurants tell us about Pakistan’s gender and class equations

Ours is an intensely private culture and a patently classist one.

Dur e Aziz Amna

· Apr 05, 2019 · 09:30 pm

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.

Haroon Khalid

· Apr 01, 2019 · 08:00 am