Pakistan

Ramesh Singh Arora became the first Sikh minister in Pakistan's Punjab province
Pakistan, South Asia, World

Extraordinary Family Story Of Trailblazing Pakistani Sikh Politician Ramesh Singh Arora

Hayat Khan Baloch stood by his friend and Ramesh Singh Arora’s grandfather, Gopal Singh Arora, when partition triggered genocidal violence in Punjab, ensuring they continued to live like brothers in Pakistan’s Lyallpur (now Faisalabad) with their religious identity and dignity intact

Prime Minister Imran Khan's ouster from power after his falling out with the Pakistan military sparked turmoil in April 2022
Pakistan, South Asia, World

Can Weakening Grip Of Military Reshape Pakistan’s Political Landscape

Imran Khan’s resilient youth and the middle-class base challenged the influence of the Pakistan military through ballot despite odds, resulting in an election outcome that signals a turning point in the country’s political landscape

Candidates backed by Imran Khan defied all odds to become the largest group in Pakistan's parliament but an alliance of parties, which has lost the people's trust making them incapable of delivering and most crucially on the economy, is being cobble together again
Pakistan, South Asia

Pakistan Elections: Political Expediency Set To Trump Heroics Of Imran Khan

Candidates backed by Imran Khan defied all odds to become the largest group in Pakistan’s parliament but an alliance of parties, which has lost the people’s trust making them incapable of delivering and most crucially on the economy, is being cobbled together again

Pakistan Elections: Status Quo Set To Continue Despite Heroics Of Imran Khan's Party
Pakistan, South Asia, World

Pakistan Elections: Status Quo Set To Continue Despite Heroics Of Imran Khan’s Party

Imran Khan’s party appears set to be kept out of power despite a strong performance against all odds with Army chief General Asim Munir emphasizing the need for stability and unity, signaling support for a coalition government headed by Nawaz Sharif-led king’s party

Pakistan Election Results Seem To Blowing Up In Military Establishment's Face
Pakistan, South Asia, World

Pakistan Election Results Seem To Blowing Up In Military Establishment’s Face

The military establishment attempted to make Imran Khan irrelevant by jailing him, cracking down on his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), and propping up arch-rival Nawaz Sharif

Balochistan region spans across Pakistan, Iran, and Afghanistan
Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia

Baloch Nationalism: How Fragmented Population, Tribal Rivalries Hinder It

The British divided resource-rich Balochistan to secure access to Afghanistan, where the colonialists fought wars to maintain a buffer zone against Russia, frustrating the ethnolinguistic nationalism of the Baloch people scattered across Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Iran

How South India Sets India apart from Pakistan
India, Pakistan, South Asia

South India: Growth Engine That Sets India Apart From Pakistan

Pakistan and northwestern India have many commonalities in terms of languages, food, culture, social norms, history, etc, and one needs to look further—South India—to understand the real difference between the two countries

A chance meeting blossomed into a relationship that catapulted General Rani into the highest echelons of power as she emerged as the real power behind the throne when Ayub Khan quit in the face of a Leftist movement and handed over power to Yahya Khan in 1969
Pakistan, South Asia, World

General Rani: Brain Behind Swinging Pakistani Military Ruler’s Regime

A chance meeting catapulted General Rani into the highest echelons of power as she emerged as the real power behind the throne when Ayub Khan quit in the face of a Leftist movement and handed over power to Yahya Khan in 1969

Revolutionary poets Faiz Ahmad Faiz, Habib Jalib, and Ahmad Faraz's anti-establishment resistance influenced the progressive voices of future generations with Laal revitalizing protest poetry during military ruler Pervez Musharraf's rule in the noughties
Pakistan, South Asia, World

Against Odds: Tradition Of Anti-Establishment Resistance In Pakistan

Revolutionary poets Faiz Ahmad Faiz, Habib Jalib, and Ahmad Faraz’s anti-establishment resistance in Pakistan influenced progressive voices, which included the Leftist Laal band that revitalized protest poetry during military ruler Pervez Musharraf’s reign in the noughties

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