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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Christian Woman Accuses Her...
A Christian househelp has accused her employer of beating her and confining her for a week after she tried...
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Ex-Punjab Chief Minister Parvez...
Punjab police have registered a case against Parvez Elahi, former chief minister and a key ally of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf...
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TLP Mob Harasses Elderly...
A viral video shows an elderly Ahmadi community leader being harassed by a mob of over 100 men outside...
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F-9 Park Rape: ‘Criminal...
ISLAMABAD: On February 2nd, a woman was raped in F-9 Park in Islamabad while she was with her male...
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Baloch Women Protest Against...
A large number of women protesters led a rally in Gwadar, Balochistan, against the arrest of Maulana Hidayat Ur...
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Hindu Teacher Accused Of...
A Hindu teacher has been languishing in Sindh jail for over 3 years after he was arrested in 2019...
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Human Rights
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Police arrested 17 organizers and participants of the annual Aurat March in Islamabad on...
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...