Noor Mukadam. Her’s is a name most of us probably hadn’t heard of till July 20, but now it’s all we can think about. That the daughter of a former ambassador could be tortured and beheaded in an affluent neighbourhood in the nation’s capital is a bone-chilling thought for many to digest. As the triad from the influential Jaffer family await legal proceedings while being remanded in Adiala Jail, the nation waits to see how the judicial system progresses this case. Police arrested 30-year-old Zah

Joe Biden’s ascent to the US presidency is cause for both celebration and speculation in Pakistan. Four years of questionable domestic policies and foreign relations under President Donald Trump will come to an end, but a look at previous administrations reveals strained US-Pakistan relations as well. Will Biden’s return to the White House improve US-Pakistan relations soured under the Obama administration? Pakistan and the US have a complicated relationship that took a turn for the worse when

While all these labels accurately characterise her ethnicity from her mother’s lineage, Kamala Harris only identifies with the last one. Her intersectionality makes for eye-catching headlines and click-bait, but she does not appeal to the entire South Asian diaspora so much as she does to Indians and Indian-Americans. Harris’ nomination as vice-president of the United States has been seen as the political epitome of success for communities of colour. She knows her multiplex identity has earned