MULTAN, Apr 05: Passengers travelling from Multan to Karachi on Khyber Mail have complained of poor cleanliness, delays and overcharging during the long journey. The train, which passengers say usually departs one to two hours late, reportedly reaches Karachi with even longer delays due to unscheduled stops along the route. Travellers described unhygienic conditions throughout the journey, claiming trash remained scattered on cabin floors and stuffed into bins beneath the windows. Rubeena, Farzana and Tehseen, who boarded the train from Multan, said they waited for a cleaner to arrive butRead More

Dr. Muhammad Akram Zaheer Few countries have experienced the persistent entanglement of religion and power quite like Pakistan. Since its inception, the state has oscillated between competing centres of authority the barracks and the pulpit each shaping the country’s political trajectory in ways that continue to reverberate. The uneasy alignment between military dominance and religious influence has defined not only governance but also the national imagination. At independence, Pakistan’s founding vision was neither theocratic nor militaristic. Muhammad Ali Jinnah’s early speeches suggested a constitutional state where religion would remain aRead More