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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Police Demolish Minaret of...
The Punjab police demolished the minaret of a 70-year-old Ahmadi worship place in Kot Karam Baksh, Sialkot. Ahmadis who...
Urdu
صحافی اسلم بلوچ، توہین...
گذشتہ ماہ مارچ کی بیس تاریخ کو پولیس کی بھاری نفری ڈی ایس پی، ویمن پولیس انسپیکٹر مومل لغاری...
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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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HRCP Expresses Concern Over...
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed concerns over the "state's widespread use of enforced disappearances" in...
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MNA Mohsin Dawar’s Amendment...
North Waziristan Member National Assembly Mohsin Dawar's amendment to the unanimously-passed National Assembly bill limiting the chief justice of...
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Banners Calling PTI Leaders...
Banners titled “Wall of Shame" have been displayed on walls in several cities, including Islamabad, Rawalpindi, and Bahawalpur, against...
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