The writer teaches at the IT University in Lahore. He is the author of ‘A Princely Affair: The Accession and Integration of the Princely States of Pakistan, 1947-55.’ He tweets at @BangashYK.
Pakistan still wrestles with a great existential crisis
The way in which IS needs to be dealt with is similar to how the world dealt with Nazi Germany because IS is not a non-state actor. It is a real...
Indian aim of strategic depth in Afghanistan can only harm Pakistan’s hard earned reconciliation approach
Multiple historical events suggest that there has not always been one approach to either education or official language
The world has become a multi-lingual environment and therefore we should stop yearning for a controlled monolingual dream of the past and look...
If history is any guide, the recent moves towards immediately enforcing Urdu as an official language seem problematic
Brahumdagh Bugti’s dialogue offer is a very welcome move and, if handled carefully, can lead towards a more peaceful and development-oriented...
For durable peace in subcontinent, alternative narratives need to be devised so as to counter the one sided and often simply untrue histories taught...
Does Britain owe reparations to its former colonies?
The seven-page manifesto of the PML in 1957 shows the party wanted to foster a mono-identity upon the diverse people of Pakistan
