ThePrint Explorer looks at how Imperial Britain came about with Durand Line & how it has remained a bone of contention between two neighbours over the years.
Question for Pakistani military: Will they finally recognise that the suppression of civic movements like the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement is a path to national disintegration?
Even though over 20% of Pakistan's military is Pashtun and they are well represented in the bureaucracy, the gap between the Punjab-dominated state and the Pashtun people is widening.
For over 6 months, peaceful protests have been underway at crossing near Af-Pak border. The situation shows secular nationalism is still alive in region despite jihadist assault.
During a UN briefing Wednesday, Munir Akram had said restrictions imposed on women's education by the Taliban stem not so much from religious factors but from Pashtun culture.
The methods of the welfarist reduce the productivity of human effort and thus affect the welfare of the invalids as well as of the able-bodied. This is a greater injustice, BS Sanyal wrote in 1957.
Regulator seeks feedback on allowing firms to repurchase shares via exchanges after tax changes, as markets reel from war-led selloff and foreign outflows.
China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.
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