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[3 Jan 2009 | Comments Off | Pervez Hoodbhoy]
The Saudi-isation of Pakistan

Fearful of taking on the powerful religious forces, every incumbent government has refused to take a position on the curriculum and thus quietly allowed young minds to be moulded by fanatics. What may happen a generation later has always been a secondary issue for a government challenged on so many fronts.

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[5 Aug 2005 | Comments Off | Pervez Hoodbhoy]
Marching Forward

“Faith, Unity, Discipline.” Mohammad Ali Jinnah’s oft quoted phrase is known to every Pakistani. It has been used to serve different [...]

Opinion, Speaker's Corner »

[6 Feb 2004 | Comments Off | Pervez Hoodbhoy]
For God and Profit

From the inception of the nuclear bomb programme, the Pakistani establishment has sought to turn its nuclear ambitions and success into larger gains, argues Pervez Hoodbhoy, professor of nuclear physics at Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad.

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[9 Jun 2003 | Comments Off | Pervez Hoodbhoy]
Rethinking Kashmir

Both India and Pakistan need to abandon their fixed positions on Kashmir and explore a long-term solution to the problem, says Pervez Hoodbhoy.