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- Extrajudicial killings in the name of counterterrorism are unacceptableJanuary 21, 2018: Extrajudicial killings in the name of counterterrorism are unacceptable (Daily Times) As a successor of the colonial police force, police departments in South Asia are notorious for their high-handed, brutal methods, especially for what is known as faked “encounter killings.” The Police Order of 1861 drafted by the British in India remains […]Irfan Ahmad
- End this culture of impunityJanuary 14, 2018: End this culture of impunity (Daily Times) Pakistani journalists and activists continue to face intimidation and violence. Worse, they have to deal with a culture of impunity that impedes justice and keeps the dissenting voices under check. Recently, Taha Siddiqui, an Islamabad based journalist was taught a lesson for his outspoken views; e […]Irfan Ahmad
- Pak-US ties — bravado is no substitute for diplomacyJanuary 7, 2018: Pak-US ties — bravado is no substitute for diplomacy (Daily Times) Pakistan’s relationship with the United States has hit a new low. Judging by the mistrust and anger on both sides, it will take considerable effort to repair it. This festering acrimony can have serious consequences. Public messaging has overtaken bilateral engagement and The […]Irfan Ahmad
- Salmaan Taseer – on the right side of historyJanuary 4, 2018: Salmaan Taseer – on the right side of history (Daily Times) Today marks the seventh anniversary of the senseless, cold-blooded murder of Salmaan Taseer. His martyrdom was a price paid for defending a poor Christian woman and speaking up against injustice and violence perpetrated through the misuse of blasphemy laws. Even though the The post […]Irfan Ahmad
- Odd spaces and new mediaJune 17, 2017: Odd spaces and new media (The Friday Times) My talk to artist Faisal Anwar, whose work plays with space and time in the digital era Faisal Anwar is a renowned interactive, new media artist/producer based in Canada. He is a graduate of the Canadian Film Centre’s Habitat-LAB and was earlier trained in graphic The post Odd spaces and new media ap […]Irfan Ahmad
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- Be Global Citizens: My Advice to Public Affairs Students at Cornell CommencementAugust 1, 2017: Be Global Citizens: My Advice to Public Affairs Students at Cornell Commencement (Huffington Post) Last weekend I delivered this speech at Cornell Institute for Public Affairs Class of 2017 Commencement Ceremony. CIPA students had elected me to speak on behalf of the faculty. I have been teaching at CIPA since Fall 2015 and it The post Be Glo […]Irfan Ahmad
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- Extrajudicial killings in the name of counterterrorism are unacceptableJanuary 21, 2018: Extrajudicial killings in the name of counterterrorism are unacceptable (Daily Times) As a successor of the colonial police force, police departments in South Asia are notorious for their high-handed, brutal methods, especially for what is known as faked “encounter killings.” The Police Order of 1861 drafted by the British in India remains […]
- End this culture of impunityJanuary 14, 2018: End this culture of impunity (Daily Times) Pakistani journalists and activists continue to face intimidation and violence. Worse, they have to deal with a culture of impunity that impedes justice and keeps the dissenting voices under check. Recently, Taha Siddiqui, an Islamabad based journalist was taught a lesson for his outspoken views; e […]
- Pak-US ties — bravado is no substitute for diplomacyJanuary 7, 2018: Pak-US ties — bravado is no substitute for diplomacy (Daily Times) Pakistan’s relationship with the United States has hit a new low. Judging by the mistrust and anger on both sides, it will take considerable effort to repair it. This festering acrimony can have serious consequences. Public messaging has overtaken bilateral engagement and The […]
- Salmaan Taseer – on the right side of historyJanuary 4, 2018: Salmaan Taseer – on the right side of history (Daily Times) Today marks the seventh anniversary of the senseless, cold-blooded murder of Salmaan Taseer. His martyrdom was a price paid for defending a poor Christian woman and speaking up against injustice and violence perpetrated through the misuse of blasphemy laws. Even though the The post […]
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- Trees of LahoreSalman Rashid Until the 1970s some one hindered and sixty species of birds were listed in Lahore. While the city had such green spaces as Lawrence Gardens, Aitchison College, the cantonment and Model Town, farm and forest on the outskirts began where Defence Society or Allama Iqbal Town and the innumerable societies now sprawl in […]
- The Lahore that I grew up in was a great placeI grew up in Lahore. All my life I lived here except for the seven years in the army and ten in Karachi. I returned again in December 1988 and have lived here since. I knew a Lahore that was a very beautiful city. It was a city of people who ere cultured, courteous and with […]
- Odysseus LahoriFellow of Royal Geographical Society, Salman Rashid is author of several books including jhelum: City of the Vitasta and The Apricot Road to Yarkand, Riders on the Wind, Between two Burrs on the Map, Prisoner on a Bus and Sea Monsters and the Sun God. He is the only Pakistani to have seen the North […]
- Lahore Metro – Pros, Cons & PerceptionsA state of the art metro bus system – brand new and unique in Pakistan – should make every Lahori proud of their city today. A lot has been written and said about this system. And as is the case with almost everything in Pakistan, the points of views are poles apart. Many people regard […]
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