What Does The TLP Have To Do With Bahawalpur Professor’s Gruesome Murder?

The country was shaken by the murder of a professor last week. Professor Khalid Hameed was stabbed to death by a 21-year-old student. Both…

There is no future of Tehreek Labbaik Pakistan says Tahir Kamran

Barelvi organizations primarily derive their inspiration from the saint and shrine culture. Now TLP’s problem is that it is being led by a ‘maulavi’,…

There is no future of Tehreek Labbaik Pakistan says Tahir Kamran

Barelvi organizations primarily derive their inspiration from the saint and shrine culture. Now TLP’s problem is that it is being led by a ‘maulavi’,…

The warning signs are here — is anyone listening?

November 4, 2018: The warning signs are here — is anyone listening? Asia Bibi, a poor Christian farm worker, wrongfully accused of blasphemy was…

Mainstreaming extremism in electoral arena is dangerous

July 8, 2018: Mainstreaming extremism in electoral arena is dangerous The forthcoming elections in 2018 are mired in plethora of controversies; and this does…

The cost of launching and appeasing bigots is way too high

May 13, 2018: The cost of launching and appeasing bigots is way too high That the country’s Interior Minister, who is tasked with internal…

Islamist protests are a tried and tested way to bring change in government in Pakistan

November 26, 2017: Islamist protests are a tried and tested way to bring change in government in Pakistan (The Print) Saturday was a day of…

Regime change — the final act?

It seems that the ruling party Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) PMLN has entered the final round of its power struggle. With its party head…

Mixing politics with religion continues unabated

For nearly a fortnight, a motley group of clerics and their supporters have caused a blockade of Islamabad – the capital of a nuclear…