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Articles by Ayesha Siddiqa
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Contrary to popular belief, students at Pakistan’s elite universities are embracing a strong religious identity and a conservative political outlook.
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Did the Pak-US strategic dialogue in Washington score any major victories for Pakistan?
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Replacing the PPP with other equally corrupt and exploitative forces would only deepen the country’s political divide, says defence analyst Ayesha Siddiqa.
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The tension between competing secular and religious forces trying to define Pakistan’s identity is explored in Farzana Sheikh’s Making Sense of Pakistan.
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Tahir Wasti analyses the inconsistent application of the qisas and diyat law in Pakistan.
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A few years ago, I met some young boys from my village near Bahawalpur who were preparing to go on jihad. They smirked politely when I asked them to close their eyes and imagine their future. “We can tell you without closing our eyes that we don’t see anything.”
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Ayesha Siddiqa profiles four militant organisations operating in South Punjab, who allegedly have a nexus with the Taliban and Al-Qaeda.
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Punjab’s officialdom refuses to see the rise in sectarian killings as part of the growing influence of jihadi groups in South Punjab.
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Militants from South Punjab tend to be better educated and more ruthless than those from the NWFP.
