The world has to have zero tolerance for naked dictatorship.

She is absolutely inspiring. Malala is a vindication of our struggle.

Organized groups claiming roots in religious ideologies have unleashed an all-pervasive fear of mob violence in many parts of the country.

Religiosity is suffocating in Pakistan. It invariably stokes the fire in driving society to religious extremism.

General Zia-ul-Haq, a dictator and unscrupulous political actor, used Islam as a pretext for waging war in Afghanistan and adopting an aggressive stance towards India. By advancing a more orthodox version of Islam, he was able to hold on to a repressive regime and quell any opposition.