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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How My Daughter’s Trial...
My daughter, a human rights lawyer, and her husband are currently on trial in Pakistan under cybercrime charges for...
News
Military Operation Being Planned...
The restive town of Parachinar continues to face a lack of necessities and adequate humanitarian aid, as the Kurram...
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Jhelum Journalist Killed After...
Senior Jhelum journalist Imtiaz Baig was killed by unidentified men outside a local mosque, police said. Imtiaz Baig was associated...
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In Gujrat Village Where...
The Gujrat village where the 75-year-old Norwegian Ahmadi homeopath was shot dead last month has a history of religious...
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Islamabad Rape Incident: Protesters’...
"Patriarchy has taken a very extremist and violent form as the State is a party to it," says...
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Almost A Year On,...
It has been almost a year since Baloch student Feroz Baloch went missing from Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid...
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Human Rights
Pakistan’s Civic Freedoms Deteriorate Amid Crackdown on Dissent: Report
ISLAMABAD - Civic freedoms in Pakistan have deteriorated amid a widening crackdown on activists,...
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...
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...