Dr Niaz Murtaza
The writer is an Islamabad-based Political Economist with a Ph.D. From the University of
California, Berkeley. He can be reached at murtazaniaz@yahoo.com. X:@NiazMurtaza2.
Election series
Explainer: Why Is Every Election In Pakistan Marred By Rigging Allegations?
This article is part of Dissent Today’s special series on Pakistan’s general elections. Follow the series here. With Pakistan’s general elections just three days away, the powerful military establishment’s unconstitutional interference is casting a dark shadow over the process and undermining its legitimacy. A review of...
Opinion
Pakistan Needs To Invest In The Poor As The Main Driver...
This article is part of a series titled "Is there a way forward for Pakistan?" Read more about the series here. Crises are not new for Pakistan. It has faced dozens of economic, political and humanitarian crises since 1947—around one every 2-3 years. Since 2000...
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News
Eight Churches Burnt to...
At least eight churches were burnt down by an enraged mob in the Jaranwala tehsil of Faisalabad over accusations...
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Mirpurkhas Court Sends Abducted...
A court in Mirpurkhas, Sindh, ruled in favour of a man who abducted a 15-year-old Hindu girl, Karishma Ramesh,...
News
PPP Leader Says PECA...
ISLAMABAD: The Prevention of Electronic Crimes (Amendment) bill passed by Pakistan's National Assembly has been criticized by human rights...
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Peshawar Women University Bars...
The Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Women University (SBBWU), Peshawar, has barred students from wearing jeans and tights while introducing what...
News
12-Year-Old Girl Gang-Raped By...
A 12-year-old orphaned girl was gang raped by her relatives in Gulistan Colony area of Rawalpindi after being kidnapped...
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13-Year-Old Girl Who Went...
A 13-year-old girl from Karachi, who was reported missing by her family a month ago, has been found in...
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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...