On March 23, 1940, the Lahore Resolution set the stage for Pakistan’s creation. But what does true freedom mean when colonial legacies persist?
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To Mourn or Not to Mourn, That is the Question
The death of Queen Elizabeth II has drawn varied reactions, including renewed anger from nations once subjected to British colonialism. To them, the occasion is yet another moment of reckoning; an opportunity to reveal the darker side of the extraordinary grandeur symbolized by the British Crown.