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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News
Islamic State Claims Responsibility...
The Islamic State – Khorasan (IS-K) has claimed responsibility for the killing of two men belonging to the minority...
Human Rights
How Pakistan Systematically Tried...
Nearly all nation-states actively try to discourage diversity and the right to be different. No discourse on diversity is...
News
‘Threat To Journalistic Freedom’:...
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has urged Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to not criminalise criticism of the Pakistan Army. Cabinet members...
News
‘Her Legacy Lives On’:...
Human rights icon Asma Jahangir is being remembered on her 5th death anniversary, with the members of civil society...
News
Restrictions On Social Media...
Pakistan continues to restrict social media access for the fourth consecutive day following the violent protests that erupted in...
News
CII Criticises Transgender Law...
The Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) has criticised Transgender Persons (Rights of Protection) Rules yet again and said that...
Latest articles
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...