The writer teaches history at LUMS. He has recently co-edited a volume titled Muslims Against the Muslim League: Critiques of the Idea of Pakistan (New Delhi: Cambridge University Press, 2017). He tweets @AU_Qasmi
Why has an institution that sustained its glory for over a century been relegated to a secondary status?
Not many people know that among the Jinnah Papers in the British Library lies a document that records a fascinating incident -- relating to séance...
Junaid Jamshed’s case offers an ideal opportunity for discussing some aspects of blasphemy law which need serious and urgent revisions,...
Some random thoughts while in India recently
There have been numerous instances of targeted killings in Pakistan of people in consequence of an incriminating fatwa of kufr, apostasy or...
The term Indian Muslim seems to be a misnomer. From Prof. Mohammad Mujeeb, former vice chancellor Jamia Millia to Ayesha Jalal, several scholars...
At a panel discussion recently organised by LUMS Literary Society , Noman-ul-Haq, Anjum Altaf and Athar Masood reminisced about Daud Rahbar whose...
There is very little media coverage of the violence which took place in Rawalpindi. All the media outlets without any exception, including BBC Urdu,...
