It is strange that after 69 years and after thousands of trained and experienced diplomats have passed through the Foreign Office, we still need to ask what is Pakistan’s foreign…
Creative work — be it in the realm of literature, music, painting or sculpture — has always fascinated the human mind. What does it entail to create an artwork? Which…
“Pakistan is not a failed state, it’s a state under tension” Christophe Jaffrelot
Christophe Jaffrelot is a French political scientist who specialises in South Asia, particularly India and Pakistan. He is the director of Centre d’Etude et de Recherches Internationales (CERI) at…
Though I know my Amartya Sen reasonably well, this collection of essays by the most endearing public intellectual of South Asia has revealed to me some new facets of his…
Vulnerable, Exploited, Oppressed: Pakistan’s Labour Force
PILER is one of those rare not-for-profit organisations in this age of neoliberalism that continues to do research, collect information and create awareness on taboo labour issues. More than that,…
Parwana Jan, 23, a native of Kalash, moved out of the picturesque valley when he was 18 years old to pursue an education in Peshawar. Now he studies filmmaking in…
