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Mohammad Ramzan, a 60-year-old traditional goatskin water carrier also known as a mashki, fills a water trough for pigeons along a road on a hot and humid day during the fasting month of Ramadan.(Reuters)

Pakistan's Water Bearers Quench Thirst in Ramadan, but Fear for Their Trade

Mohammad Ramzan pumps water into a large goat skin bag before carrying it down an alley and up several flights of stairs to deliver to a resident in Karachi, Pakistan's largest city. For more…

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A Pakistani man reads a newspaper with the front page displaying news of the death of Osama bin Laden at a stall in Lahore on May 3, 2011. (Getty)

How a Courier's Phone Call Led to the Killing of Osama bin Ladin

On 2 May 2011 President Obama gave permission to the operation lead to the killing of Osama bin Laden, one of the most wanted people in American history. “Tonight I can report to the American people…

Dr Mujahed al Somaidai - London 07 May 2021

Children stand next to Roshan the camel, who brought books, in Mand, Pakistan April 11, 2021.(Reuters)

Roshan the Camel Brings Books to Homeschooling Children in Rural Pakistan

Plodding his way through the desert in remote southwest Pakistan, Roshan the camel carries priceless cargo: books for children who can no longer go to school because of coronavirus lockdowns. The…

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Armed Pakistani Taliban gather at a hideout in the semi-autonomous tribal district of Orakzai on April 22, 2009.(Getty)

The Pakistani Taliban is Back

Six years after their defeat, the once-dreaded Pakistani Taliban have staged a gradual comeback in their former territories in Waziristan, the rugged tribal region bordering Afghanistan, by carrying…

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There Is Only One Way Out of Afghanistan

For more than a decade, every debate about U.S. policy in Afghanistan has focused narrowly on the number of troops to send or withdraw. U.S. policymakers freely admit there can be no military…

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Indian Sikh activists from various radical Sikh organisations shout slogans in support of Sikh leader Sant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale, and Khalistan -- the name for an envisioned independent Sikh state -- after prayers on the 33rd anniversary of Operation Blue Star at the Golden temple in Amritsar on June 6, 2017. (Getty)

Re-Emergence of Sikh Separatism

The 1947 partition of India made it evident that sectarianism was going to plague the subcontinent for the foreseeable future. Fast forward 70 years later and the emergence of Hindu nationalism in…

Ali El Shamy 22 November 2019

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