As the primary constitutive basis of Pakistan, religion has been coming at a crossroads with politics, strategy, and the wider state policies for over decades now.  This interaction of religion…

Pakistan has been under the wave of country-wide violent protests by Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) over the issue of blasphemous caricatures published in a French magazine and the subsequent developments. TLP…

On February 23, Prime Minister Imran Khan arrived on a two-day visit in Sri Lanka at the invitation of his counterpart, Mahinda Rajapaksa. Pakistan and Sri Lanka have shared a…

Hinduism is “dharma” or a code of conduct; a disjoint from fundamentals is at the locus of its peculiarity. Its amorphism personifies its millennial survival and resilience. It is identified as one…

Today, one can observe widespread hatred and uninformed fear of the Islamic faith and its adherents. There are everyday incidences of hate crimes against Muslims. Though the state of affairs…

The ethnic and religious composition of the disputed territory of Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) has remained central to the decades-old conflict, primarily because the Kashmir independence movement stands on the…

The recent state election in the Indian state of Delhi declared Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) victorious with a land-slide victory. The party conveniently secured 62 seats in the Delhi state assembly…

On January 28, 2020, President Trump announced his so-called ‘deal of the century’ for the resolution of the longstanding Palestine conflict. The official title of the deal is “Peace to…

In John Milton’s ‘Paradise Lost’, when Belial, a fallen angel, argues in favor of ending the war in heaven, he tries to unnerve his fellow rebels with the fear of…

Recent episode of violent protests across Pakistan on the acquittal of Asia Bibi quaked the country to its core, seriously tarnishing the social fabric of the society. The acquittal was…