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Netflix’s new series: “The Messiah”
As soon as Netflix released the trailer of their popular new series "The Messiah" dajjal was trending number one on Pakistani twitter. Majority of the people seemed horrified and apparently reciting and sharing Surah Kahf as if dajjal or…
My contribution to the SAATH Conference
The SAATH (South Asians Against Terrorism & for Human Rights) Forum began their journey by addressing Pakistan’s battle against extremism and terrorism, and a second annual conference was held in London by Mr Hussain Haqqani and Mr…
How a Taliban-trained knifeman terrorized Karachi
Note: The below piece is a work of fiction and is in no way relevant to the truth. Please, keep your knives in your bag to protect yourself for now This is the story of Wasoo, the knifeman of Karachi. Wasoo wasn’t like this. But a corrupted…
More than 16 years after 9/11, why is the global war on terror still being lost?
On September 11, 2001 the United States of America was hit by one of the worst terrorist attacks ever to occur in recorded history, when nineteen hijackers forcibly took control of four commercial planes and smashed them into prominent…
It’s high time we implemented the PCNA report in letter and spirit
The attack on an MQM parliamentarian in Karachi on Eid Day has raised new controversy, besides heralding emergence of a new organisation namely Ansarul Sharia. The unfolding of the new militant wing with self-proclaimed righteous agenda has…
When Miranshah said no to terrorism – and yes to cricket
21st September might just have been another ordinary day for the entire world, but it was not so ordinary for the people of Pakistan, especially Miranshah. The beautiful town of Miranshah lies on the banks of the Tochi River bounded by the…
