Volume 6, No. 4, April 2024
Editor: Rashed Rahman
Dr Saulat Nagi
“If you prick us, do we not bleed?” is one of the most powerful monologues delivered by Shylock in Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice.
Stacey Philbrick Yadav
Since October 7, Yemen has made an unexpected return from the margins of global attention.
Fayyaz Baqir
My Ancestors
The River
My father Mohammad Baqir Khan was born in a village called Dab Kalan, on the west bank of the River Ravi, in Tehsil (Subdivision) Shorkot of District Jhang in Punjab.
Chris Hedges
The 20th century saw a great global uprising against European imperialism as the former colonial countries shook off their shackles and rose up for independence.
Mir Mohammad Ali Talpur
The confrontation between Nawab Akbar Bugti and the Pakistani state continued to exacerbate
The origin of the Establishment and decay of the Pakistan Movement
Rafi Pervaiz Bhatti
Jinnah had certainly achieved the impossible by creating a sense of separate nationhood among the Muslims of India, but the composition of the Muslim League (ML) leadership did not provide the stuff needed for carrying forward the promise contained in the Pakistan Movement.
Mir Mohammad Ali Talpur
The Period of Ambiguity and the latest Insurgency
The split meant Mir Hazar went openly into the arms of the Pakistani state. That meant a person who could have helped the armed struggle that began later was neutralised.
Dr Farooq Bajwa
If war is said to be too serious a business to leave to Generals, then writing a military history is certainly too important to be left to retired Generals.
Dr Maqsudul Hasan Nuri
Introduction
There are varying types of populism. However, we can agree to an extent that if the brand of populism espouses good governance, equitable socio-economic development and vies to uphold democratic ideals, then it is a win-win for democracy rather than a threat, not the least because it ignites democratic activism in people via calls for ‘people’s power’.
Ashraf Jehangir Qazi
I.
On January 13, 2024, the Supreme Court of Pakistan – the last institutional resort for justice for the people and state of Pakistan – rendered a decision that has bitterly divided the legal community and public opinion.