Ahmad Faruqui
The writer is an Economist-at-Large based in the US. He has been writing political commentary since 1986 and has authored or edited three books on Pakistan.
Features
What Will It Take To Put Pakistan Back On The Road...
This article is part of a series titled "Is there a way forward for Pakistan?" Read more about the series here. Goldman Sachs caused a stir when it said that by 2075, Pakistan could become the world’s sixth-largest economy. Most other prognostications of Pakistan are grim. During...
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Opinion
How To Tackle Pakistan’s...
This article is part of a series titled “Is there a way forward for Pakistan?” Read more about the...
News
Ahmadi Graves Desecrated In...
Unknown individuals desecrated graves belonging to Ahmadi community members in Talwandi, Gujranwala. Never ending persecution of the Ahmadiyya Community continues...
Extremism watch
Extremist Anti-Shia Cleric Attends...
Chief of Army Staff General Asim Munir held a meeting with clerics at the General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi...
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‘Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police Resources...
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police resources pale in comparison with Tehreek-e-Taliban's amid rising targeted attacks on police officials by the militants. On...
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Increased Enforced Disappearances In...
Human rights group Amnesty International has noted an increase in the use of enforced disappearances in Balochistan after a...
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Disabled PTI Worker Allegedly...
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has claimed that a party worker was killed in Lahore as Punjab police launched a crackdown...
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In Powerful Verdict, Islamabad High Court Upholds Conviction of Rapist While Defining ‘Consent’
ISLAMABAD: Upholding the conviction of a man charged with raping a 20-year-old woman, the...
News
22 Ahmadis Arrested From Place of Worship Under Pressure From Extremist Mob in Sialkot
LAHORE: Under pressure from Islamist extremist groups, police arrested 22 members of the Ahmadi...
Opinion
How The PPP Played Both Sides While Passing The Draconian PECA Amendments
Journalists across Pakistan are out on the streets protesting against The Prevention of Electronic...
Features
Looking Back at 2024 Election Violence In Balochistan That The Rest of Pakistan Ignored
This report is part of Dissent Today’s special series documenting violence and alleged irregularities...