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Cate Blanchett’s feminist wake-up call to Cannes
AFP | Cate Blanchett knew there was something seriously awry with the Cannes film festival when the winners of its top prize, the Palme d'Or,...
Unholy Godmen: Asaram Babu rape conviction highlights abuse of religious sentiments
News Analysis | An Indian court has found Asaram Bapu, a spiritual leader who has founded hundreds of ashrams in India, guilty of raping a...
Pakistan’s Education: Lack of Critical Thinking?
Taimoor Khan | ‘Your assignments and exams will be assessed, keeping in mind how critically you have done your research and presented your ideas on...
“Police Brutality”: Video highlights cruel behavior of Punjab Police
News Analysis | A video from Sahiwal has emerged that shows the local police dragging and manhandling a veiled lady. It is not known on...
Pakistan’s critical role in the New Cold War
M K Bhadrakumar | Afghanistan, no doubt, was what brought Pakistani Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif to Moscow on a ‘working visit’ on February 20. This...
Protests against Iran hijab ban highlights years of evolution
AFP | A spate of unprecedented protests against Iran's mandatory headscarves for women have been tiny in number, but have still reignited a debate that...
Sonam Kapoor highlights reasons for silence on sexual harassment
News Desk | Sonam Kapoor identified three significant reasons why women fail to report sexual harassment against them in her recent interview. She recently gave...
Rampage of extremist group highlights Indian double standards
News Analysis | All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president Asaduddin Owaisi on Thursday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP for laying...
Zainab case highlights Punjab police incompetence
News Analysis | The Zainab murder and rape case has exposed the gross incompetence, criminal negligence and deplorable ethics of the Punjab police. Zainab was...
Over 200 militants lay down arms in Balochistan
News Analysis | At least 200 separatist militants have laid down their arms and announced becoming a part of the national mainstream on Thursday at...
Chaudry Nisar’s supporters burning Pervaiz Rashid’s posters highlights PML-N’s internal strife
News Analysis | The supporters of PML (N) Leader Chaudhry Nisar led a procession against fellow PML (N) member Pervaiz Rashid. This is in the...
Student kills principal in latest Mumtaz Qadri style killing
News Analysis | A grade 12 student, Faheem, of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Islamia College in Shabqadar–a private institution– has gunned down the principal of the college,...
Goa CM stance on beef highlights BJP’s double standards
News Analysis | In an apparent display of double standards, the BJP leaders of Goa and Kerala have promised a supply of beef to their...
Hindutva groups kill Muslim in brutal attack
News Analysis | In a brutal attack, a Muslim man was allegedly attacked and killed by seven youths belonging to the Sangh Parivar. This comes...
Erdogan support for Pakistan highlights US’ worsening ties with the world
News Analysis | On Wednesday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called Pakistani President Mamnoon Hussain to express his solidarity with Pakistan. US President Donald Trump...
Sharif brother’s Saudi trip highlights extensive foreign influence on Pakistan
Junaid Ali Malik | On many occasions in the history of Pakistan, the foreign stakeholders, more properly international establishment, tried to influence the politics of...
World Bank grants $300 million to improve Punjab’s agriculture
News Analysis | In what analysts are calling an appeasement bid, the World Bank sanctioned $300 million on Friday to upgrade agriculture in Punjab to raise farmers’...
Muslim burnt alive by Hindutva extremists highlights anti Islamic terror wave
News Analysis | In a horrific incident, a Muslim man was burnt alive in Rajasthan by Indian extremists for being in a relationship with a...
Supreme Court summoning of Sindh CM highlights water crisis
News Analysis | Human waste is being deliberately released in water, observed Chief Justice Saqib Nisar during Wednesday’s hearing of the water pollution case. The...
Cow Vigilantes terrorize India: Beheading of victim represents brutal new wave
News Analysis | A Muslim man was shot dead by alleged cow vigilantes, and his body was thrown onto railway tracks in Rajasthan’s Alwar on...
Shoaib Mansoor’s movie “Verna” blocked by censorship board?
News Analysis | Sources within the film industry, censorship board, and distributors report that Shoaib Mansoor’s long-awaited film Verna starring Mahira Khan and Haroon Shahid...