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.
Election series
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...
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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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Ahmadi Man Who Was...
The Sindh High Court (SHC) has granted bail to an Ahmadi lawyer who was arrested for having “Syed” in...
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22-Year-Old Christian Man Sentenced...
A sessions court in Bahawalpur has sentenced a 22-year-old Christian man to death over alleged blasphemy, four years after...
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‘One Man Show’: Revolt...
Legal analysts have reacted to remarks made by two Supreme Court Justices Mansoor Ali Shah and Jamal Khan Mandokhail wherein...
Opinion
Supreme Court Of Pakistan...
On March 1, a five-member bench headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial ordered the Election Commission...
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Lahore Bar Association Wants...
In a country where unproven allegations of blasphemy result in mob lynchings, the Lahore High Court Bar Association has...
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75 Ahmadis Were Accused...
A Human Rights Observer 2023 fact sheet has revealed that 75 Ahmadis were accused of blasphemy in Pakistan in...
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Human Rights
Rights Groups Sound Alarm As Afghan Taliban Publicly Execute 4 Men In One Day
Afghanistan's Supreme Court announced on Friday the public execution of four men, marking the...
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‘Will Face Oppression With Courage’: Jailed Activist Mahrang Baloch Writes Letter from Prison
ISLAMABAD: The chairperson of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), Dr. Mahrang Baloch, who was...
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In Powerful Verdict, Islamabad High Court Upholds Conviction of Rapist While Defining ‘Consent’
ISLAMABAD: Upholding the conviction of a man charged with raping a 20-year-old woman, the...
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22 Ahmadis Arrested From Place of Worship Under Pressure From Extremist Mob in Sialkot
LAHORE: Under pressure from Islamist extremist groups, police arrested 22 members of the Ahmadi...