New negotiator
AMID stepped-up diplomacy and ferocious fighting in many parts of Afghanistan, national unity government leaders have agreed after…
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Misrule of law
THE rule of law is considered to be grounded in four principles: universal accountability, the protection of fundamental rights (i…
To foil the nationalist narrative
WHATSAPP 35 COMMENTS EMAIL PRINT The writer is Dawns correspondent in Delhi.When much of the democratic world was pleading with Zi…
With or without a headcount
WE dont know how many we are: 200 million? 180 million? 160 million? Such a basic question remains unanswered. Why? Because succes…
In the same mould
CLOSE to 100 years ago, a nefarious Indian agitator considered it a privilege to be accused of sedition. Section 124 A, under whic…
Ineptitude in CSS
WHATSAPP 30 COMMENTS EMAIL PRINT The writer is a former civil servant.THESE days the Civil Superior Services (CSS) exam is under w…
Hopes and ‘honour’ killings
WHATSAPP 14 COMMENTS EMAIL PRINT The writer is an attorney teaching constitutional law and political philosophy.Prime Minister Naw…
The law of forgiveness
MORE than 1,000 women are killed in the name of honour in this country every year, according to official figures. But the actual n…
Thank you PSL for bringing back the game I once loved
I don't have much recollection of the 1992 World Cup. I was giving my grade 7 exams at the time, and most of the matches I watched…
Melbourne — The cultural capital of Down Under
Right, I said, after disconnecting from my long-suffering travel agent. We are stopping over in Melbourne for four nights on our w…
