Asad Gokal
The writer is a counter-extremism activist. He tweets at @asadgokal and can be reached at asad.raza940@gmail.com
Opinion
From Enforced Disappearance To Blasphemy Cases: Pakistan’s Shias Are Persecuted By...
The Shia community makes up about 20-25% of the population of Pakistan, yet they have been systematically discriminated against and persecuted by state and non-state actors in multiple ways since 1947. One of the most traumatic forms of harassment they face is security agencies...
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Islamabad Varsity Seeks Deployment...
ISLAMABAD: The Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU) in Islamabad on Monday night shut down indefinitely while seeking Rangers' deployment after a...
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Security Officials Detain 30...
Participants of an event organised by the Jeay Sindh Students Federation (Jssf) at Sindh University were beaten up by...
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Aurat March Activists Hold...
Lahore: Women rights activists and organisers of Aurat March Lahore on Friday held a protest demonstration against the abduction...
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PTI Leader Says Imran...
As Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairperson Imran Khan continues to accuse senior military officials of hatching a plot to assassinate...
Opinion
Those Demanding Apologies from...
There are many events that have contributed to the present crises in Pakistan’s restive Balochistan province, significantly shaping the...
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Punjab Govt Says 11...
The Punjab government has said that eleven women belonging to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) are behind bars in connection with...
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Human Rights
Rights Groups Sound Alarm As Afghan Taliban Publicly Execute 4 Men In One Day
Afghanistan's Supreme Court announced on Friday the public execution of four men, marking the...
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‘Will Face Oppression With Courage’: Jailed Activist Mahrang Baloch Writes Letter from Prison
ISLAMABAD: The chairperson of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), Dr. Mahrang Baloch, who was...
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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...
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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...