Wednesday, May 15, 2024

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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TLP Mob Harasses Elderly...

A viral video shows an elderly Ahmadi community leader being harassed by a mob of over 100 men outside...

Jhelum Journalist Killed After...

Senior Jhelum journalist Imtiaz Baig was killed by unidentified men outside a local mosque, police said. Imtiaz Baig was associated...

Six Mirpur Khas Women...

Six women who were arrested for alleged blasphemy following a quarrel with drug peddlers reportedly supported by police authorities...

Gwadar Rights Movement Leader...

The bail application of Maulana Hidayat ur Rehman, the incarcerated founder of Gwadar-based rights movement Haq Do Tehreek, has...

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...

Justice Mussarat Hilali Sworn...

Justice Musarrat Hilali has taken oath as the first woman chief justice of the Peshawar High Court. On Wednesday, President...

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Here’s Why The Results Of Today’s Elections Are Totally Irrelevant

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