Abdullah Zahid with Beena Sarwar
Abdullah Zahid is an aspiring journalist studying mass communication at the University of Karachi. On X @AbdullahZahid. Editor Sapan News Beena Sarwar is a longtime journalist who has extensively reported on the ‘blasphemy laws’. beena@sapannews.com
Features
Pakistan’s Minority Rights Activists Renew Demands for Justice After Attacks on...
“Manzoor Masih - will be remembered!... The Christians of Shanti Nagar - will be remembered!... Rimsha Masih - will be remembered!... ” Karachi-based activist and dancer Sheema Kermani led the chanting, evoking the names of a long list of Pakistani Christian individuals and communities targeted...
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Peshawar’s Sikh Families Are...
There has recently been a surge in targeted attacks on members of minority communities in Peshawar, particularly Sikhs. As...
News
Another PTI Social Media...
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's (PTI) social media activist has gone missing in Karachi, a day after another party's activist returned home...
Balochistan
The Latest Baloch Uprising...
The atrocities inflicted on the Baloch people, including the disappearance of Baloch students, human rights activists, educators, professionals, and...
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Policeman Killed...
A policeman was killed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) in a terrorist attack at a police check post. The KP Police...
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If Pakistan’s Ruling Elite...
This article is part of a series titled "Is there a way forward for Pakistan?". Read more about the...
News
7 Catchiest Placards From...
Despite hostility towards Aurat March organisers from the city administrations across Pakistan, marginalised groups, including women, transgender people, and...
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Extremism watch
Overlooking Homegrown Hate, Pakistan Hesitates to Call Islamabad Blast Anti-Shia Violence
ISLAMABAD - Just hours before a suicide bomber struck the Khadija Tul Kubra Shia...
Opinion
How Imaan-Hadi Conviction Marks the Death of Fair Trial in Pakistan
Last week, a trial court in Islamabad convicted human rights lawyers Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir...
Commentary
PTI’s Ambiguous Rhetoric on Taliban Is Dangerous for Pakistan’s Counter-Extremism Efforts
This reporting was supported by the International Women’s Media Foundation’s Lauren Brown Fellowship. Islamabad -...
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How My Daughter’s Trial Exposes Pakistan’s Assault on Human Rights
My daughter, a human rights lawyer, and her husband are currently on trial in...