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Read More PPeople Putin: A Highly Effective PoliticianbyAsif ZaidiJanuary 1, 2014 In the life of a great nation, almost every historic transition is dominated by a leader who becomes…
Read More PPeople A season for grief’s pursuing – and now Mirza Abbas ArifbyAsif ZaidiAugust 24, 2013 As a warm August morning wore on in Karachi, Mirza Abbas Arif, a young man of 25 years…
Read More PPeople ALLEGATIONS AGAINST MALALA AND OUR ESCAPISMbyAsif ZaidiJuly 18, 2013 Yesterday I wrote a piece named “Malala and our Hypocrisy” and brought a lot of thunder upon myself,…
Read More PPeople MALALA AND OUR HYPOCRISYbyAsif ZaidiJuly 17, 2013 We are ready to judge Malala even before she has done something wrong and not willing to judge…
Read More PPeople A DIEU! MADIBAbyAsif ZaidiJune 28, 2013 Good bye, Madiba as you leave us in awe of you. We say “a dieu” today to a…
Read More PPeople IN REMEMBERANCE OF A CHILD SLAIN: AISHA IBRAHIM DUHULOWbyAsif ZaidiJune 27, 2013 It was 27th October, 2008 and I was participating in a conference in Nairobi. At around the same…
Read More PPeople ALLAMA IQBAL AND IMAM HUSSAINbyAsif ZaidiNovember 17, 2012 Iqbal’s range, quality, and quantity are truly impressive. Apart from Urdu, he also wrote prodigiously in Persian and…