https://www.scmp.com/rss/524610/feed Sarmad Iqbal is an editor at The Nation in Lahore, Pakistan and a public relations professional. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Tom Hussain,Sarmad Iqbal Tom Hussain,Sarmad Iqbal In Pakistan, a nation where power often seems to serve itself above all else, the latest constitutional overhaul has been received with a weary sense of resignation. Pushed through parliament on November 13 with barely a murmur of opposition, the 27th amendment to the country’s 1973 constitution made two major changes: splitting the Supreme Court into separate appellate and constitutional benches, and upgrading the army chief of staff to overall commander of Pakistan’s armed forces. Viewed in... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3334562/schrodingers-pakistan-young-feel-sidelined-their-own-state?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3334562/schrodingers-pakistan-young-feel-sidelined-their-own-state?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 29 Nov 2025 08:00:21 +0000 Tom Hussain,Sarmad Iqbal Tom Hussain,Sarmad Iqbal Tensions are again mounting in South Asia after suspected terrorist attacks in Pakistan and India triggered a furious exchange of accusations, including claims of proxy warfare conducted through Afghanistan. Analysts are cautiously optimistic that renewed conflict can be averted, following deadly clashes between Pakistan and India in May and skirmishes between Pakistani forces and the Afghan Taliban in October. The hope is that restraint and international diplomatic pressure may yet stave off... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3332728/india-pakistan-conflict-risks-surge-amid-terror-attacks-afghan-proxy-war-claims?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3332728/india-pakistan-conflict-risks-surge-amid-terror-attacks-afghan-proxy-war-claims?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 14 Nov 2025 08:00:13 +0000 Tom Hussain,Sarmad Iqbal Tom Hussain,Sarmad Iqbal In the predawn hours of a recent October morning, more than 10,000 riot police and paramilitary troops swept through the streets of a small city on the outskirts of Lahore, seeking to end a cycle of violence and capitulation that had dictated the tempo of Pakistan’s democracy for years. Their target? Tehreek-e-Labaik Pakistan (TLP), a hardline Islamist movement that repeatedly paralysed major cities with its deadly protests, forced ministers into humiliating retreats and wielded the country’s... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3331105/blasphemy-politics-why-pakistan-finally-declared-tlp-terrorist-organisation?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3331105/blasphemy-politics-why-pakistan-finally-declared-tlp-terrorist-organisation?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 02 Nov 2025 08:00:14 +0000