Basharat Hussain Qizilbash

Basharat Hussain Qizilbash

The writer is an academic and journalist. He can be reached at [email protected].

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Delhi of yore

The ironies and mysteries of time Sair-e-Delhi (Hindustan key dil Delhi per aik nayab kitab) by Khawaja Hassan Nizami Dehlvi, Book Fort Research and Publications, Lahore, pages 118, Rs 200/   Delhi<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2016/11/27/delhi-of-yore/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Nov 27, 2016
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Why the West still remembers Saladin

Big man; big heart It is not the military victories but acts of generosity that survive the test of time. Glimpses from the European literature show that poets and dramatists were more<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2016/11/20/why-the-west-still-remembers-saladin/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Nov 20, 2016
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Nostalgic memories

The story of my life by Sikandar Hayat Khan, printed by The Army Press, Islamabad, pages 185       Recollections of a civil servant The author claims that it were the<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2016/08/13/nostalgic-memories/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Aug 13, 2016
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The many faces of BJP

Pakistan should look closely as the far right takes over India The saffron tide by Kingshuk Nag published by Rupa Publications New Delhi pages 247  The party claims that it stands for<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2016/08/07/the-many-faces-of-bjp/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Aug 7, 2016

Confronting Castro

Why did the Americans wait so long? The American confrontation with Castro was unnecessary as it caused loss of precious lives and wastage of vital resources on both sides, however, it impacted<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2016/07/31/confronting-castro/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Jul 31, 2016
The broken Indian ideal

The broken Indian ideal

In good faith (a journey in search of an unknown India) by Saba Naqvi, published by Rupa publications, New Delhi, pages 191 Religious bigots gain ground in the biggest secular democracy Whether<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2016/07/24/the-broken-indian-ideal/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Jul 24, 2016

Time travel in Mideast

‘Wars are won in peace’ In addition to grain, survival of the Romans also heavily depended upon the availability of spices. Fortunately or unfortunately, like the present day oil, the Middle East<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2016/07/17/time-travel-in-mideast/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Jul 17, 2016

Post 9/11 report card

The handling of the terror war It looks as if the US had fallen into the trap laid by Qaeda about which one of Osama bin Laden’s top lieutenants Seif al-Adil pointed<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2016/07/10/post-911-report-card/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Jul 10, 2016
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The Quaid’s lieutenants

MAH Ispahani and Chaudhry Kaliquzzaman     The indefatigable Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah remains the indisputable leader of Pakistan and his birth anniversary furnishes an opportunity to highlight the role of his<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2015/12/22/the-quaids-lieutenants/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Dec 22, 2015