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Shia-Sunni Divide: A Possible Solution [Urdu with English Translation]
شیعہ سنی اختلاف کاامکانی حلبقائمی ہوش وحواس یہ دعویٰ نہیں کیا جا سکتا کہ میرے پاس ایک ایسے مسئلے کاکوئی حل موجود ہے جسے صدیوں سے مسلمانوں کی اجتماعی بصیرت حل کر نے سے قاصر رہی۔تاہم اپنے تئیں اسے سمجھنے...
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Radicalisation of Youth and Terrorism
Nelson’s paper had originally appeared in 2009. It was one of the first academic attempts to suggest that the universal narrative and understanding of the rise of religious extremism in Muslim...
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The collapse of state institutions
Historically the state institutions and bureaucrats were always completely under the control of the ruler. They were neither professionals nor well trained; therefore, the working of the institutions...
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The biggest problem of Muslims & solution (Urdu with English Translation)
ام الامراض:احمد جاوید ایک حیران کن آدمی ہیں، پاکستان کے دو تین جینوئن دانشوروں میں ان کا شمار کیا جا سکتا ہے۔ قدیم و جدید علوم سے انہیں استفادہ کا موقعہ ملا۔ مولانا ایوب دہلوی جیسے عبقری عالم دین اور...
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Has anything changed under the PML-N?
کیا نون لیگ کے چکاچوند منصوبے ترقی کی علامت ہیں؟To answer the question posed in the headline, yes, there are changes, both good and bad, but mostly bad. With so much borrowing from national and...
View ArticlePakistan Quagmire – Open Letter: کھلا خط پاکستان کے نام | Aftab Khan's "Peace...
پاکستان کی ترقی ، خوشحالی اور امن کے لییے کچھ بنیادی معاملات طے کرنا ضروری ھیں. اس وقت پاکستانی سوسائٹی ، معاشره فکری طورپرتین بڑے حصوں تقسیم ہو چکا ہے ایک طرف اشرافیہ , لبرل طبقہ ہے جو مذہب کوہر شخص...
View ArticleFighting terrorism: more DHAs, more metros
A nation at war? This is the biggest fiction of all. You wouldn’t guess this from Islamabad’s development priorities or the flyover craze in Lahore. Or from the billboards and ads glorifying the great...
View ArticleReviewing National Action Plan (NAP) against Terrorism in Pakistan
A YEAR after initiating the National Action Plan, its ownership, implementation and efficacy are being extensively debated. This review has acquired an added urgency in the wake of the Charsadda...
View ArticleWho wants peace in Pakistan?
6IN his final State of the Union address, US President Obama predicted a decade of instability in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Af-Pak was always a bad construct for policy formulation. There are obvious...
View ArticleYou might be among the richest people in the world and not realise it
Most people these days know that global wealth is unequal, and becoming more so. But the latest statistics that illustrate these trends are still mind boggling, no matter how you 1001< at them.There...
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How to fight War against Terrorism in Pakistan (Urdu )
دہشت گردی کے خلاف پہلی دفاعی لائناخبارات میں لکھنے والوں کو قارئین کے ایک حلقے کی جانب سے ایک سوال یا اعتراض کا ہمیشہ سامنا رہتا ہے۔ جب کسی حکومتی پالیسی یا حکومتی ادارے پر تنقید کی جائے، ان کی...
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Questions about Pakistan’s ‘war on terror’ following the Taliban’s university...
The terror attack on Bacha Khan University in northwest Pakistan which killed over 20 people wasn’t just a reflection of “how strong” the terror network continues to be locally. It also puts a big...
View ArticleFighting Terrorism: In the name of narratives
“THIS is a war of narratives ... there is a dire need to come up with counter-narratives ... the menace of terrorism cannot be dealt with without countering the extremist, militant ideologies.”...
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Can the Sharifs reform Pakistan?
My unequivocal answer to the question posed in the headline is ‘no’, and when I state this, I believe I am voicing the opinion of the vast majority of the people of Pakistan who are highly disappointed...
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War of Narratives
Can Pakistan ever successfully develop an effective counter-extremist narrative? Would this help in changing the present self-destructive national course we have taken under the existing narrative?...
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Is worst form of democracy better than military dictatorship?
September 15 was recently commemorated throughout the world as the International Day of Democracy. Yet, for a majority of Asians, true representative democracy remains an illusion. The ‘elected...
View ArticlePakistan’s balancing act between Iran and Saudi Arabia
Of the three chief sources of security problems, Pakistan has recently been quite vocal about the foreign-funded sectarianism. According to interior ministry sources, 147 seminaries/madrassas in...
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Valentine’s Day Pagan roots: Catholic & Muslim views [English & Urdu]
ویلنٹائن ڈے کی مخالفت کیوں؟February 14th is often celebrated as Valentine’s Day. Should you celebrate it?Christians who may be tempted to compromise need to ask themselves about the origins of...
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Allama Iqbal: The Bulwark against terrorism. The Counter Narrative. Who hate...
Iqbal is bulwark against terrorism and violence faced by Muslims and the world. "The Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam" is s a compilation of lectures delivered by Muhammad Iqbal on Islamic...
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Reporting on the future- Justice Munir-Keyani Report
"If there is one thing which has been conclusively demonstrated in this inquiry, it is that provided you can persuade the masses to believe that something they are asked to do is religiously right or...
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