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Rebel English Academy by Mohammed Hanif review – a sure-fire Booker contender

This funny and subversive novel reckons with life under martial law in late-70s Pakistan

The Guardian - UK

A Deadly Attack Sparks Broad Punishment for Innocent Afghans

The administration is using an isolated act of violence to justify sweeping crackdowns on refugees and wartime allies who were already thoroughly vetted.

Reason

India’s Pak strategy needs a 2025 update

In the immediate aftermath of war this summer, India’s establishment, media cells, B-Team media and a co-opted celebrityverse determined on a zero sum approach. Terror means war. Blood means water denial. Collaboration in non-strategic areas means boycott.

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Pakistan polls and the certainty of another ‘selected’ PM: What Nawaz return could mean for Indo-Pak ties

Barring an unforeseen development, Pakistan's general elections on February 8 are widely expected to bring Nawaz Sharif back to office for a fourth time in a span of 35 years. Such political longevity is rare in Pakistan, especially as the leader of the Pakistan Muslim League (N) could never complete…

Newslaundry

Sheikh Hasina: Bangladesh Democracy Icon-turned-iron Lady

Sheikh Hasina once helped rescue Bangladesh from military rule, but her time in power has seen the mass arrest of her political opponents and human rights sanctions against her security forces.

International Business Times

Christians in Pakistan risk greater persecution from blasphemy laws, while living in poverty

Two Christian Pakistani teenagers, one 18 and another 14, were arrested in their homes in Lahore in May 2023 on charges of blasphemy after a policeman claimed he heard them being disrespectful of the Prophet Muhammad.

The Conversation

June’s new books: From Trumpism in Australia to dealing with ageing

If you're struggling with a family member's mental decline or want insight into how US politics seep overseas, check out June's new releases.

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The politics of blasphemy: Why Pakistan and some other Muslim countries are passing new blasphemy laws

On Jan. 17, 2023, Pakistan’s National Assembly unanimously voted to expand the country’s laws on blasphemy, which carries the death penalty for insulting the Prophet Muhammad. The new law now extends the punishment to those deemed to have insulted the prophet’s companions, which could include thousands of early Muslims, with…

The Conversation

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Evening Standard

Imran Khan shooting another violent moment in Pakistan’s political history

From the assassination of its first PM in 1951, the country has suffered waves of brutal sectarian conflict and murders

The Guardian - UK

Kamila Shamsie: ‘The government’s anti-migrant position is outflanking that of the public’

A pivotal moment from her own past forms the engine for Kamila Shamsie’s first novel since winning the Women’s Prize in 2017. She talks to Claire Allfree about ‘Best of Friends’, the dangers faced by young women, and her fears about applying for British citizenship

The Independent UK

Jodi Ewart Shadoff Spends More Time With Her Dogs Than With Anyone Else

The English professional golfer and Olympian says the love she receives from her pets is unconditional—even though they probably love each other more.

Sports Illustrated

Why Faiz will always matter

His poetry is the poetry of protest — establishments fear it for a reason

The Hindu

BSF salutes Major’s role in Mukti Bahini formation and Bangla Liberation War

KOLKATA: Fifty years after the Liberation War of Bangladesh in 1971, the Border Security Force (BSF) has chronicled the valour shown by the Indian Armed Forces while securing the borders.

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Nurse killed daughter, 2, before taking own life with stolen NHS drugs

Shiwangi Bagoan, an anaesthetist’s assistant for the NHS, was found dead alongside her daughter Ziana, two, in December 2020.

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