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The sixth constitutional amendment – passed in December 1976 – made a mockery of the constitution. It allowed the chief justice of the Supreme...
In 1975, with the National Awami Party (NAP) banned and all its properties and funds forfeited, the consequences of the early constitutional...
This year, Pakistan is marking 50 years of the 1973 constitution that has experienced many mutilations at the hands of both civil and military rulers....
The annual security report that the Center for Research & Security Studies (CRSS) releases every year has some points to ponder for us in its report...
The eighth Ayaz Melo in Hyderabad, held from Dec 23 to Dec 25, presented over 20 sessions and gathered nearly 100 authors, intellectuals and poets...
How can a cultural and literary event generate so much controversy and opposition? Well, if two brave women play a leading role in it, it does. Amar...
The writer holds a PhD from the University of Birmingham, UK. He tweets @NaazirMahmood and can be reached at: mnazir1964@yahoo.co.uk Talking...
December reminds us of at least two major failures that have had a long lasting impact on our national psyche. Whether they were political or military...
It would not have been possible with Imran Khan, or his information minister. Media freedom was an anathema to the entire PTI lot; they tried to crush...
While in opposition, Indira Gandhi continued her politics undaunted but faced dissent within the party. In 1978, the annual session of the Congress in...
Although the state of emergency in India made Indira Gandhi extremely unpopular, she still decided to hold elections in March 1977, released political...
The mid-1970s presented interesting – or rather depressing – times for India. It was interesting because the country had won a war and Indira...
Just before 1970, there emerged two factions in the Indian National Congress: Congress (Organisation) that some senior leaders were spearheading; and,...
No discussion about the first 20 years of independent India can be complete without talking about B R Ambedkar – an economist and jurist who became...
In India, 1957 was an eventful year as the country held its second democratic elections with Nehru coming back to power with a thumping majority and...
In Pakistan, articles and essays about India that appear in journals and newspapers mostly paddle a hackneyed narrative that the state sponsors. There...
The presser by the ISI chief and the DG ISPR was held on Oct 27, 2022 – exactly 64 years after the first military takeover of Pakistan by General...
Being a cornucopia of ethnic and linguistic diversity, Pakistan presents a rich cultural and literary variety. But somehow if you conduct a survey...
Pakistan has seldom enjoyed a fully functional local government system. In most cases, military dictators were more interested in installing a...
A possible long march by the PTI appears to be yet another desperate attempt by the former prime minister to destabilize the country. A cursory look...
Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan are two of the 15 former Soviet republics that became independent after the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. They are...
In the USSR, the 1980s began with big news. The Soviet armies had entered Afghanistan in the last week of 1979 on the pretext of a request by the new...
Plenty of obituaries have appeared in newspapers and on social media, paying tribute to Gorbachev. He introduced major changes in the Soviet system...
In my last article, ‘Remembering 1977’ (Aug 29), I highlighted how the year 1977 became a turning point in Pakistan’s history. Within 40 days...
The year 2022 marks 45 years since the fateful days of 1977. As the nation prepared to celebrate 30 years of its independence, the country that had...
Akhtar Baloch, also known as ‘Karaanchi Wala’, had his own mode of resistance. He resisted cultural decay by frequently detailing the erosion of...
The first half of the 1970s brought both good and bad news for education in Pakistan. The good news was that the Bhutto government had a plan to offer...
As Pakistan celebrates its platinum jubilee at 75, it is time to take stock of the country’s achievements and losses in various fields. A country...
The writer holds a PhD from the University of Birmingham, UK. Coming across any good book that enlightens our understanding of the world and its...
Haashiay Par Likhi Nazmein By Salman Haider Maktaba-e-Danyal, Karachi ISBN: 978-9694191072 172pp. If each word is an idea that makes you think, then...