Political History

Maulana Bhashani was the first to declare ‘Independence’ of East Pakistan

Exposed to the aftermath of the country’s greatest human tragedy caused by nature, the Maulana was reportedly seen ‘weeping like…

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One Unit Scheme of Pakistan, 1955-1970 revisited

After the East broke away to form Bangladesh, the Punjab province insisted that politics in the rump West Pakistan now…

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Misrepresenting Subhash Chandra Bose’s philosophy

While the ruling Hindutva ideology sees Islam and Christianity as “foreign religions” and developed this ideology into misconceptions and hate…

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Why the Partition of India and Pakistan still casts a long shadow over the region

The end of British colonial rule birthed two sovereign nations—but hastily drawn borders caused simmering tensions to boil over. 75…

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Abdul Samad Khan’s Perceptions of Pashtoonistan (Part-III)

Abdul Samad Khan opposed the British imposed system of Nawabs and Sardars, and had also demanded the abolition of Sardari…

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Abdul Samad Khan’s Perceptions of Pashtoonistan (Part-II)

Abdul Samad Khan opposed the British imposed system of Nawabs and Sardars, and had also demanded the abolition of Sardari…

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Abdul Samad Khan’s Perceptions of Pashtoonistan (Part-I)

Abdul Samad Khan opposed the British imposed system of Nawabs and Sardars, and had also demanded the abolition of Sardari…

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A Memoir of the 1950s – Part-V

On 7th October 1958, BBC reported that President Iskander Mirza had declared martial law in the country and that General…

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A Memoir of the 1950s – Part-IV

The Muslim League, where it existed, had only a flimsy organization. The feudal landowners were generally content with the Raj.…

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What really happened to Jinnah’s Pakistan…?

The truth is, at no point did the All-India Muslim League or its president Muhammad Ali Jinnah invoke Medina or…

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