Maleeha Lodhi
The writer is an academic and a diplomat. She served as Pakistan’s Ambassador to the US, High Commissioner to the UK and Permanent Representative to the United Nations.
Opinion
Needed: National Consensus On These 4 Core Issues
This article is part of a series titled "Is there a way forward for Pakistan?" Read more about the series here. Pakistan today faces an unprecedented crisis. Never before has it faced such serious challenges – with the country so deeply divided and in...
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News
Hindu Doctor Shot Dead...
A Hindu doctor was shot dead in Karachi's Garden area after his vehicle was attacked by unknown assailants, in...
Opinion
Female University Students in...
In Pakistan, educational institutions, that are meant to be sanctuaries for learning, growth, and equal opportunities, have become unsafe...
News
Terrorism Charges: Court Delays...
An anti-terrorism court postponed the verdict in a case related to terrorism charges against Pashtun activist Gulalai Ismail's parents...
News
In Landmark Judgement, Supreme...
In a landmark judgement authored by Justice Ayesha Malik, the Supreme Court of Pakistan has ruled that gender-based discrimination...
News
‘Freedom Of Expression Also...
The Supreme Court has said that the right to freedom of expression and information also applies to unfavourable ideas...
News
Islamabad Police Claim To...
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad police on Thursday said two suspects in the F-9 Park rape incident were killed in an...
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Human Rights
Pakistan’s Top Court Upholds Death Sentence in Murder of Woman Killed For Obtaining Divorce
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan’s highest court on Saturday rejected an appeal by a man convicted...
Human Rights
Pakistan’s Civic Freedoms Deteriorate Amid Crackdown on Dissent: Report
ISLAMABAD - Civic freedoms in Pakistan have deteriorated amid a widening crackdown on activists,...
Human Rights
Pakistan Police Arrest 17 at Islamabad Aurat March on Women’s Day
Police arrested 17 organizers and participants of the annual Aurat March in Islamabad on...
Extremism watch
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...