Hafsa Khawaja

Hafsa Khawaja

The writer, a student, has a keen eye for socio-political issues, national and international affairs. She blogs at: hafsakhawaja.wordpress.com.

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Turkey’s botched up coup and Pakistan

Democracy means more than the current leadership or power playFurther ripples of tumult were added to the waves this year has been making when Turkey dramatically foiled a coup attempt this past w

Jul 30, 2016
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Crumbling credibility

Why there is no democratic civilian ascendency  26thNovember marks a month since the recent natural disaster struck Pakistan. With a staggering magnitude of 7.5 the earthquake ripped through

Nov 25, 2015
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Complicit in their abuse

Twisted notions of honour and shame The revelation of what is being called the country’s largest child abuse case has struck as a horrific nightmare. Two-hundred and ninety children abused in

Aug 15, 2015
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The spell of silence spelt with a B

Pakistan needs to engage with and within itself The forced cancellation of an academic talk at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) last Thursday named ‘Unsilencing Balochi

Apr 18, 2015
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Blasphemy in the name of God

Pakistan continues to be disfigured by a diseased society  Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif recently visited the family of the Christian couple burnt alive by a mob in Kot Radha Kishan f

Nov 22, 2014
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A long, difficult path

PTI has helped muddle up the distinction between the state and the government It’s been over a month since the dharnas came to the capital.And although Imran Khan warns of a civil war, the

Sep 27, 2014
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At the cost of Pakistan

PTI’s politics is more about Khan than the country Embroiled in a war at home and a plethora of political, economic and national crises, Pakistan is nearing a tumultuous 67th year in existenc

Aug 9, 2014
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Zarb-e-Azb and Pakistan’s other battles

Terrorism is not just a physical threat, it is an ideological one tooThe Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) released a much anticipated statement on 15th June, 2014, announcing the decision on t

Jul 3, 2014
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The real Malala drama

It is nothing but an exposé of the Pakistani society and nation itselfOne would reckon that a shot in the head of a 15-year-old girl advocating education, against the agenda of barbaric monsters

Oct 12, 2013