Whiplash: Ziaist Islam takes hold in Pakistan – by Nadeem Paracha: A consensus across various academic and intellectual circles now states that violent entities such as the Pakistani Taliban and assorted sectarian organisations are the pitfalls of policies pursued by the state through its intelligence agencies to safeguard Pakistan’s ‘strategic’

Sufi, Tasawwuf and the Ghamidi School: A thought provoking op-ed by Muhammad Amir Khakwani

Sufi and Tasawwuf, A critical view – by Khurshid Nadeem: In this op-ed, Khurshid Nadeem offers a critical perspective on Sufis and tasawwuf (mysticism) based on his reading of Allama Muhammad Iqbal and Javaid Ahmed Ghamidi. Nadeem also offers his appreciation of a Pakistani

Khurshid Nadeem’s proposal to tackle the Taliban and Al-Qaeda: