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Mayank Austen Soofi

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Not so patrician?

On St Stephen’s college and its evolving elitism It is the admission season in Delhi University. And according to newspaper reports, the elite St Stephen’s College, the alma mater of General Zia-ul-Haq,<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2012/06/22/not-so-patrician/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Jun 22, 2012
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Capital talk

Celebrations missing the point Finally, it’s over. For a year, every newspaper was carrying out a special celebratory series to mark the 100 years of Delhi as the capital of modern India.<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2011/12/17/capital-talk/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Dec 17, 2011
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The Kashmiris of China

Friends, I know that China-Pakistan friendship – in the words of Pak ambassador to Beijing – is higher than the mountains, deeper than the oceans, stronger than steel, dearer than eyesight, and<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2011/05/31/the-kashmiris-of-china/" title="Read more" >...</a>

May 31, 2011
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Crossing the divide

Last Sunday afternoon I was with my most beloved Pakistani. I accompanied Urdu poet Zehra Nigah, 75, to Mehrauli Archaeological Park. Make no mistakes. Im not an aspiring poet and Urdu is largely inac

Mar 8, 2011