Nadeem Paracha News Today

Minister of Information and Culture Amir Mir has taken decisive action against what they claim are ‘obscene’ dances in Gujranwala and Faisalabad. Orders have been issued to remove the directors of the arts council in Faisalabad and Gujranwala from their positions due to their failure to curb the presence of ‘indecent’ performances in local theatres.

The festival also witnessed the opening of permanent Alhamra Book Shop in the foyer area of Hall No 1.

Northlines Nadeem Paracha Why do some nations refer to their countries as their ‘fatherland’ and some as their ‘motherland’? And does it make a difference in their patriotism? On social media sites, one occasionally comes across Pakistanis using the term “motherland” for their country. Interestingly though, this term is not used as frequently in Pakistan as it is in India or Russia. It does not figure in Pakistan’s national anthem either. The usage of the term “mothe...

Salon. “No, says German scholar Michael Butter: It’s always been with us.” 8 “The case for privatisation is based on the belief that the private sector is more efficient, and that public sector units do better when in private hands. But what does the evidence tell us?” TT Ram Mohan takes a sweeping look in

The family of slain journalist Daniel Pearl said the Pakistani Supreme Court judges who ruled to free his killers last week harbor anti-American bias associated with conspiracy theories around Pearl’s death. Pearl’s father, Judea Pearl, told the Forward that the family believes two members of the three-judge panel that voted to free Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh are “anti-U.S.,” a sentiment that Pearl said was associated with a belief that the United States fabricated his son’s murder. Dani...