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This article from Andrew Amstutz explores the role of the Buddhist past in Pakistan following the 1947 Partition of Ancient India. The article examines shifts in museum exhibits and archaeological guides from 1950 to 1969 and highlights the struggle of Pakistani historians to create a unified...

"Can you 'see' slavery?" by Mishal Khan explores the role race has played in colonial India with respects to slavery. By looking at how racial groups were affected in different ways with respects to slavery in India and what consequences did that have on identity and social status, Khan is able to...

By exploring the February 14th suicide bombing in Kashmir that killed 46 Indian security personnel, Yelena Biberman offers insight into the border disputes between Pakistan and India in Kashmir. Both sides appear to be engaging in state-sponsored violence in hopes of gaining the upper hand in the...

Farhat Haq sits down for a discussion with SherAli Tareen on a podcast about her recent book publication, "Shari?a and the State in Pakistan." Farhat talks about the history of blasphemy politics in Pakistan and how discourse has shifted over the recent decades. Blasphemy politics in Pakistan...

This study by Waheed Alam, Abdul Hameed, Shakir Ullah, and Muhammad Wali Ullah examines the pictograms (rock paintings) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. By studying the type and prevalence of different designs (including human, zoomorphic, and artificial structures), the researchers are able to make cultural...

Christopher Finnigan offers a summary on the research project of Andrew Amstutz relating to Buddhism and Pakistan's engagement with its Buddhist history. Amstutz's ongoing research examines how museums in particular have played a crucial role in the development of Buddhist historical narratives in...

This special edition of the Nordic Journal of Law and Social Research focuses on the Hunza Valley in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan. Drawing on a multi-author, interdisciplinary approach, the journal examines the political geography, anthropology, history, and civil society in the Hunza...

Aqil Shah offers an analysis of the Pakistan's 2018 Parliamentary elections that scored a key victory for Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaaf and brought Imran Khan into power as Prime Minister. Shah notes that despite this being the second peaceful turnover of power in Pakistan, the election has been marred...

SherAli Tareen delivers this virtual talk as part of a course on People, Cultures, and Languages in Pakistan for the Hast O Neest Institute in Lahore. The talk follows the themes of "Religion and Colonial Modernity in South Asia" and is delivered primarily in Urdu.

Faris Khan explores the recent activism of the 'Khwaja Sira,' a group of gender nonconforming people with cultural significance. Khan explores the recent gains made in the legal rights of the Kwaja Sira and how activism has shaped the movement into society.