اردو | My student was killed in a fight with some boys from the school where I teach. Endemic violence is a sign that our young are internalizing the ideological violence of the upper classes. Issue 9
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Posts Tagged ‘ colonialism ’
Badmaash Elite
Infrastructures of Colonialism and Resistance
اردو | The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor is a colonial, not a national, project. Instead, we must support and build infrastructures of resistance that puts people before development. Issue 9
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Dangerous Precedent: Why the Qadri Verdict Can Do More Harm Than Good
The High Court’s judgment is both crucial and terribly problematic.
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In the Belly of the River: Flooding the Landless
As Punjab deals with the aftermath of yet another devastating flood, it is the poor and landless who have once again been disproportionately affected. This is not an accident.
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Lahore’s Elite Logic
اردو | Millions of Lahore's urban poor remain absent from decisions regarding the city's development.
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How the British Did it Better
English | اردو In a relentless pursuit of growth and development, the Pakistani state has ignored colonial-era strategies—that took natural risks, like monsoon floods, into consideration. The Indus River is unique in more ways than one. If we ignore this, we do so at our own peril. In the last three decades, or more, the Pakistani...
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