The video cannot quite avoid the impression of a childish game. The boy selected for the martyrdom operation, dressed in black, walks down a line of his young friends, embracing
If the events in Karachi during 2011 were to be read as a book, the narrative would have few sparks of hope, although plenty to keep the action moving along.
In the debate over the use of ‘drone’ technology in Pakistan, many are claiming to speak for the communities on the ground. But what about the impact that this new mode of warfare is having on international law?
Closed-circuit television clips now offer an unprecedented ringside view of blasts, blood and carnage, making voyeurs of us all. Often, the suicide bombers of the Southasian Northwest tend to blow
More than sixty years after Partition, sealed borders and complicated visa procedures continue to separate thousands of families in India and Pakistan – even to impact the dead. Since the two
Like nationalist political parties the world over, those in Karachi have come to understand the power that can come from a fear-based agenda. Their bogey: 'Talibanisation'.
Could the
The Decaan Herald reports a brewing legislative battle in Karnataka on the subject of home toilets. The 1993 Karnataka Panchayat Raj Act lays down that you cannot contest village panchayat
Being Pashtun does not have to mean being Taliban, a writer finds in faraway Karachi
Have you read Rehman Baba's poetry?" Dr Ibrahim Yusufzai asks us in
