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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Pakistan Decides To Launch...
Nine years after Operation Zarb-e-Azb in North Waziristan against Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) that displaced millions of people and claimed...
Opinion
Imran Khan’s Links To...
The person primarily responsible for growing militancy in tribal areas is Imran Khan. He was calling for reconciliation with...
Human Rights
Ahmadi Lawyer Arrested In...
Karachi police have arrested an Ahmadi lawyer for using ‘Syed’ as a prefix in his name, after registering a...
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Dismantling Of PTI And...
Military rule – both overt and covert – has been terrible for Pakistan. Through its mega-sized foundations (Fauji, Shaheen,...
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Video: PTI Supporter Says...
LAHORE: A disturbing video showing a passionate supporter of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) outside party Chairman Imran Khan’s residence in...
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Maintenance of Public Order...
The Maintenance of Public Order Ordinance (MPO), under which several top leaders of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) are being booked,...
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Cholistan Farmers’ Longstanding Struggle for Land and Water Rights Remains Overlooked
Cholistan, a vast desert in Pakistan’s Punjab province, covers an area of 6.6 million...
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Minor Christian Boy Jailed for Blasphemy in Sargodha Despite Juvenile Status
SARGODHA, PAKISTAN: A teenage Christian boy in Sargodha has been in prison on blasphemy...
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Taliban, ISIS Fuelled The Sectarian Clashes in Parachinar, Says Ex-MNA
Clashing tribes in the restive Kurram district of Pakistan's Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province finally signed a...
Opinion
How Pakistan’s Peripheries Dissented in 2024
In 2024, democracy in Pakistan suffered setbacks on many fronts. Among these setbacks was...