Wednesday, May 7, 2025

Hassan Javid

The writer was previously an Associate Professor of Sociology at the Lahore University of Management Sciences and is currently based at the University of the Fraser Valley in British Columbia, Canada.

Neither Free, Nor Fair: The 2024 Elections in Pakistan

This article is part of Dissent Today’s special series on Pakistan’s general elections. Follow the series here.  Any comment on the upcoming elections in Pakistan must begin with an unequivocal acknowledgement that these polls are going to be neither free nor fair. For months, the military establishment...

Democratizing Pakistan: It’s Not Just About Holding Elections

This article is part of a series titled "Is there a way forward for Pakistan?". Read more about the series here. Is a script that is all too familiar in Pakistan: an elected Prime Minister is ousted under dubious circumstances and is replaced by a...

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Do Pakistan’s Upcoming Elections...

This article is part of Dissent Today's special series on Pakistan's general elections. Follow the series here.  As Pakistan prepares...

Hindu Doctor Shot Dead...

A Hindu doctor was shot dead in Karachi's Garden area after his vehicle was attacked by unknown assailants, in...

List Of Non-Military Properties...

Since the arrest of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Tuesday over corruption charges, the party's supporters have...

Justice Isa Says Was...

In a statement released a day after his presence in a convention held at Parliament House to mark the...

PHC To Try Alleged...

An anti-terrorism court has transferred the trial of a juvenile arrested on charges of killing an Ahmadi man who...

Gwadar Rights Movement Leader...

Maulana Hidayat ur Rehman, founder of Gwadar-based rights movement Haq Do Tehreek, has been in prison for more than...

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