Afiya Shehrbano Zia
The writer is a feminist researcher and activist based in Karachi. She is the author of "Faith and Feminism in Pakistan" and several published articles on women, secularism and religion
Election series
Is Imran-Bushra Iddat Case A Feminist Issue?
This article is part of Dissent Today’s special series on Pakistan’s general elections. Follow the series here. The recent sentencing of former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi, for contracting their marriage during the latter’s post-divorce Iddat period, has triggered political outrage. Khan...
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‘Reimagining’ a Pakistan for Women
This article is part of a series titled “Is There A Way Forward For Pakistan?”. Read more about the series here. At the start of 2023, the only good news for Pakistan is that a clear democratic defiance has deepened across its citizenry (despite the...
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Opinion
How State’s Patronage To...
This article is part of a series titled “Is there a way forward for Pakistan?” Read more about the...
News
‘Shameless Breach Of Rights’:...
Social media users have demanded that the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) answer why Wikipedia was blocked in Pakistan in...
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Ahmadi Community Graves Desecrated...
Ahmadi community members’ graves at 89 GB Ratan, Faisalabad were desecrated by unknown individuals on Sunday midnight. The accused...
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Gomal University...
Gomal University in Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, has directed women students to "be careful and limit themselves just...
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‘Jamaat-e-Islami Pushing Western Transphobic...
Transgender activists have criticised Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) leaders for moving the Federal Shariat Court (FSC) against the Transgender Protection of...
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Engineer Who Recently Returned...
An engineer named Majid Haideri, who returned from Dubai two months ago, was allegedly abducted from Sachal Goth, Karachi. Majid...
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Features
A Baloch Mother’s Agonizing Quest To Reunite With Her Missing Son
A four-hour journey from Quetta, the capital of Pakistan's restive Balochistan province, to the...
Opinion
Why Pakistan’s Establishment Is Afraid of Social Media
Social media platforms, X in particular, are often demonized for spreading “fake news,” but...
Opinion
Here’s Why The 26th Amendment to Pakistan’s Constitution Is Undemocratic
The recently-passed 26th amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan, under which the Supreme Court's...
News
Historic Peace March in Parachinar Demands End To Violence in Region
As violence in Pakistan's restive border town of Parachinar intensified over the past few...