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Khaled Ahmed
Khaled Ahmed was born in 1943 in Jallandhar during the siege of Stalingrad. He has been an opinion writer based in Pakistan for the past 40 years. Over his decades of experience, he has worked for The Pakistan Times, The Nation, The Frontier Post, The Friday Times and The Daily Times, three of which have been closed down either permanently or temporarily. He is now consulting editor at Newsweek Pakistan, based in Lahore. Ahmed graduated from Government College Lahore during the 1965 war with India with an MA (Honours) on the roll of honour, along with a diploma in German from Punjab University. In 1970, he received a diploma in Russian (Interpretation) from Moscow State University. In 2006, he wrote the book, Sectarian War: Sunni-Shia Conflict in Pakistan at the Woodrow Wilson Centre in Washington DC.
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Rule of violenceSubscriber Only
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The ‘India did it’ generalSubscriber Only
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Wed, Sep 02, 2015
And the hawks have itSubscriber Only
August 25, 2015 00:08 IST
Nawaz counted on Delhi appreciating his flexibility, without looking capitulatory at home. It didn’t work.
Tue, Aug 25, 2015
Pakistan’s new normalSubscriber Only
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Its Supreme Court has retreated from its insistence on ‘due process’ in a state that is no longer sovereign.
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An Islamic supermanSubscriber Only
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How the man who gained a wide following in Pakistan, predicting a ‘ghazva’ to trounce and enslave India, ended up in a Saudi prison.
Thu, Aug 13, 2015
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Punjabi heroSubscriber Only
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Fri, Jul 31, 2015
Defined by exclusionSubscriber Only
July 22, 2015 00:00 IST
Its excommunicated reveal the reality of the Pakistani state.
Wed, Jul 22, 2015
Why Ufa hits homeSubscriber Only
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Pakistan and India are joined together by shared crises. Narendra Modi and Nawaz Sharif would rather trade than fight a war.
Tue, Jul 14, 2015
Two Sharifs, one strategic departureSubscriber Only
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Pakistan’s army chief and PM are challenging dangerous narratives that haunt and hobble the country.
Sat, Jul 11, 2015
Shrinking The NationSubscriber Only
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From the Middle East to Malaysia, Muslim states are ‘expelling’ minority elements
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Head of a gentle clanSubscriber Only
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A new biography recalls Eqbal Ahmad, who brought together people with a shared belief in justice and dignity.
Fri, Jun 26, 2015
Radioactive ablutionsSubscriber Only
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Fri, Jun 19, 2015
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When poems become anthems.
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Fri, Jun 05, 2015
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Sat, May 30, 2015
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Fri, May 22, 2015
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Fri, May 08, 2015
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Yemen’s long shadowSubscriber Only
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