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Posted inOpinion

Extremist siege: Pakistan’s self-destructive journey

by Imad Zafar November 17, 2020November 19, 2020

It is very uncommon to find a country where a few hundred or even a few thousand religious extremists can besiege the capital for two days and paralyze life there. However, it is a common thing in Pakistan, at least for the extremist religious cleric Khadim Hussain Rizvi, who heads Tehreek-e-Labbaik (TLP), an Islamist political party. Rizvi, […]

Photo: Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) leader Khadim Hussain Rizvi. Photo: AFP / Arif Ali
Posted inIran, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Pakistan must tackle religious extremism

by Rahim Nasar November 27, 2018
Supporters of Tehreek-e-Labaik Pakistan, a hardline religious political party, block the road during a protest against a court decision to overturn the conviction of Christian woman Asia Bibi in Karachi on October 31, 2018. مناصري حزب تحريك لبيك باكستان (TLP) المتشدد يقطعون الطريق أثناء مظاهرة ضد قرار المحكمة إلغاء حكم إعدام ضد المسيحية آسيا بيبي في كاراتشي في 31 أكتوبر/تشرين الأول 2018.Photo: AFP/Rizwan Tabassum
Posted inAfghanistan, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Pakistan’s Asia Bibi case forces it back into a deeper theocracy

by Vivek Katju November 5, 2018
File photo of  Sami-ul-Haq, head of the Defence of Pakistan Council. The cleric, who had close ties to the Afghan Taliban, was assassinated on Nov 2, 2018. Photo: AFP/ Aarmir Qureshi
Posted inAfghanistan, India, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, World

‘Father of Taliban’ assassinated in Pakistan by unknown killer

by Kunwar Khuldune Shahid November 3, 2018February 18, 2020
Map ofPakistan: iStock
Posted inAT Finance, Beijing, China, Iran, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Shanghai, South Asia, Turkey

Under the Pakistani volcano

by Pepe Escobar November 3, 2018February 18, 2020
Dutch far-right politician Geert Wilders, who canned a controversial cartoon competition last week that outraged the Islamic world. Photo: AFP/ Daniel Leal-Olivas
Posted inEuropean Union, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Pakistan claims credit for cancellation of Dutch cartoon contest

by Kunwar Khuldune Shahid September 4, 2018February 18, 2020
Hafiz Saeed, leader of Jamaat-ud-Dawa. Photo: AFP
Posted inIndia, Pakistan, South Asia

Islamist groups hope to form Pakistan’s next government

by Kunwar Khuldune Shahid July 18, 2018February 18, 2020

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