Jamaima Afridi
The writer is a freelance journalist based in the border area between Pakistan and Afghanistan. She writes about women's rights, religious freedom, climate change, refugees, and human rights issues across Pakistan, specifically in conflict zones.
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Unseen Victims: How Pakistan’s Drone War is Haunting Tirah Valley
This reporting was supported by the International Women’s Media Foundation’s Lauren Brown Fellowship. Tirah Valley, Pakistan - After three months of fighting for her life, five-year-old Aliya died on October 8 — the innocent casualty of a summer drone strike that shattered her quiet village...
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Conspiracy To Murder Arshad...
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader and former minister Faisal Vawda has claimed that the conspiracy to kill journalist Arshad Sharif,...
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Locals Claim One Civilian...
Locals have claimed that one civilian was killed and three were abducted during a military operation in Awaran, Balochistan,...
Opinion
Here is Why Trials...
Pakistan is currently witnessing a constitutional and political crisis in the country, with 33 civilians being tried in military...
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To ‘Reimagine Pakistan’, Abandon...
The reforms that a lot of people have proposed under the “Reimagining Pakistan” program are fine, but they are...
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Why Balochistan’s Youth No...
I write this as the daughter of a Baloch nationalist leader and Pakistani parliamentarian who recently survived assassination attempts....
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Protests Continue In Various...
Following protests in Swat against the resurgence of terrorism, people in Lakki Marwat also took to the streets two...
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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...