Pakistan

Surrendering to mob rule

Source: Dawn By Zahid Hussain: Twitter: @hidhussain THERE has hardly been an instance where the state has capitulated so humiliatingly to a group of extremists holding the nation’s capital hostage. The six-point agreement brokered by the military leadership is virtually a document of surrender. A beleaguered civilian administration has signed on the […]

The rot within

Source: Dawn THE child’s body was found naked in a ditch in Madina Town in Faisalabad at 4:00 in the morning on Nov 1. There it stayed for nearly five more hours, until the police, repeatedly called by the residents who had crowded around the body, finally arrived. A few […]

Islamists’ Hold Over Pakistan Has Now Grown Even Stronger

The latest case shows how strong Islamists have already become in Pakistan. (John Moore via Getty Images) https://swarajyamag.com/world/in-case-it-wasnt-obvious-islamists-hold-over-pakistan-has-now-grown-even-stronger Snapshot ‘Form-A’ is a document which is submitted at the time of election by candidates in Pakistan. In this, “I solemnly swear” had been replaced with “I believe” in a clause relating […]

The dharna technology

Bloody, violent and effective – the latest dharna has achieved what the last three dharnas were unable to accomplish. All these achievements would not be possible had dharna technology not been invented, tested and tried on three earlier occasions, twice by Barelvi scholars. The newly invented Pakistani dharna technology is […]