Manzoor Ahmad
The writer is currently an arbitrator for World Trade Organization (WTO) trade disputes. Previously he has worked as Pakistan’s ambassador to WTO and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) representative to the United Nations at Geneva.
Opinion
Raising Pakistan’s Exports: The Way Forward
This article is part of a series titled "Is there a way forward for Pakistan?" Read more about the series here. The rise of hyper-globalization in the early 1990s marked a new era of worldwide economic interconnectedness. Pakistan made some timid attempts at reform during...
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News
Ali Wazir Arrested From...
MNA Ali Wazir, who was released from prison in February, has been arrested one again by security forces from...
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Ahmadi Worship Place Vandalised...
In yet another hate crime against the Ahmadi community, a place of worship belonging to the community was reportedly...
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Christian Woman Accuses Her...
A Christian househelp has accused her employer of beating her and confining her for a week after she tried...
News
Fact-Check: Imran Khan Issues...
Former prime minister Imran Khan recently claimed that over 80 cases have been registered against him while dismissing them...
News
Hindu Senator Says Fellow...
During his speech in the Senate, minority Hindu Senator Danesh Kumar Palyani revealed that his fellow lawmakers ask him...
Human Rights
How Pakistan Systematically Tried...
Nearly all nation-states actively try to discourage diversity and the right to be different. No discourse on diversity is...
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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...
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...