Ishtiaq Ahmed
The writer is Professor Emeritus of Political Science, Stockholm University; Honorary Senior Fellow, Institute of South Asian Studies, National University of Singapore. He can be reached at: billumian@gmail.com
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Can Pakistan Ever Become a Normal Country?
This article is part of a series titled “Is there a way forward for Pakistan?” Read more about the series here. In the 76th year of Pakistan as a Muslim-majority state, confined since 1971 to the former West Pakistan when its eastern wing seceded to become...
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Human Rights
3 Ahmadi Worship Places...
The minarets of an Ahmadi place of worship were desecrated by the police in Sheikupura on Wednesday under pressure...
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Pregnant Sindh Woman, 3-Year-Old...
A 24-year-old pregnant woman and her 3-year-old daughter have been missing for over 40 days after armed kidnapping in...
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Court Orders Probe Into...
The Sindh High Court's (SHC) Sukkur circuit bench has ordered the Khairpur Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) to investigate...
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15 Injured As Jamiat...
At least 15 students were injured as the Islami Jamiat Tulba (IJT) activists attacked Hindu students at Punjab University...
Features
‘Self-Censorship Shapes My New...
Russian President Vladimir Putin's onslaught on dissent intensified after his invasion of Ukraine in 2022. This article is part...
Human Rights
Veteran Activist Ismat Shahjahan...
Islamabad police arrested and assaulted veteran leftist activist Ismat Raza Shahjahan along with scores of people for their protest...
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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...
Commentary
PTI’s Ambiguous Rhetoric on Taliban Is Dangerous for Pakistan’s Counter-Extremism Efforts
This reporting was supported by the International Women’s Media Foundation’s Lauren Brown Fellowship. Islamabad -...
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How My Daughter’s Trial Exposes Pakistan’s Assault on Human Rights
My daughter, a human rights lawyer, and her husband are currently on trial in...