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Good Taliban, bad Taliban: The case of Hafiz Gul Bahadur

Tensions simmering along the Pak-Afghan border have recently erupted into violence yet again, with a familiar player returning to the forefront —...

21.03.2024 90

Dawn Prism

Zia Ur Rehman

THE DECLINE OF ISLAMIST POLITICS?

Huddled around a table at a bustling Islamabad tea stall, a diverse group of men — young and old — associated with madrassa education and Islamist...

17.03.2024 40

Dawn (Magazines)

Zia Ur Rehman

Under militancy’s shadow, political canvassing takes a back seat

In a village in Bajaur, a Khyber Pakhtunkhwa district nestled along the rugged Afghan border, a disquieting silence hangs heavy. Inside a hujra [a...

22.01.2024 40

Dawn Prism

Zia Ur Rehman

CAN PPP RECLAIM THE PAKISTAN IN ITS NAME?

As Pakistan heads towards elections on February 8, the air crackles with uncertainty. The country faces a complex symphony of challenges: a struggling...

07.01.2024 40

Dawn (Magazines)

Zia Ur Rehman

DOES THE JUI-F HAVE A SURPRISE UP ITS SLEEVE?

Imran Mahir is filled with sorrow and a deep sense of unease when he recalls the July 30 suicide bombing at the political rally he was organising. He...

29.10.2023 8

Dawn (Magazines)

Zia Ur Rehman

Inside Balochistan’s sectarian shift — the rise of IS from Lashkar-i-Jhangvi

Last week, tragedy struck at the heart of Balochistan’s Mastung district, casting a somber shadow over its dusty streets. On the fateful Friday, a...

03.10.2023 40

Dawn Prism

Zia Ur Rehman

Remembering lost lives

F or almost three decades, a team of Christian and Muslims workers at the Idara-i-Amn-o-Insaf did their best to help the disadvantaged in Karachi, one...

01.10.2023 10

The News on Sunday

Zia Ur Rehman

No country to call home: Afghan refugees bear brunt of Pakistan’s (in)security

The idea of homeland and identity takes on a distinct meaning for Qudratullah, a 29-year-old resident of Karachi’s Gulzar Hijri neighbourhood, who...

19.09.2023 60

Dawn Prism

Zia Ur Rehman

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