Mohammad Taqi
The writer is a Pakistani-American columnist and commentator. He tweets @mazdaki.
Election series
Here’s Why The Results Of Today’s Elections Are Totally Irrelevant
This article is part of Dissent Today’s special series on Pakistan’s general elections. Follow the series here. On Tuesday January 30, 1962, Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy, a former Prime Minister of Pakistan, was arrested from his Karachi residence on ambiguous charges of anti-state activities, under the Security...
Opinion
To Bring Pakistan Back From The Brink, Military Must Put Its...
This article is part of a series titled “Is There A Way Forward For Pakistan?”. Read more about the series here. Pakistan stands not just on the brink of an economic disaster today but also faces an imminent meltdown of its state institutions. With each...
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News
Sindh Farmers Are ‘Kept...
Farmers freed from landlords' private jails in Sindh shared their ordeal and said they were detained in small rooms...
News
Four Dead, Thousands Jailed...
At least four people have died and thousands have been put behind bars as Pakistani authorities crackdown on Afghan...
News
American Senators Extending Support...
The majority of the US senators who have extended support to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan amid the...
Urdu
ایک بیٹی کی فریاد
10 اپریل 2021 کو میرے والد کو مسلح اہلکار ہماری آنکھوں کے سامنے اٹھا کر لے گئے تھے۔ اس...
News
Aurat March Karachi Organisers...
The organisers of Aurat March Karachi have released their manifesto, demanding rights for marginalised groups, including the working class,...
Opinion
Those Demanding Apologies from...
There are many events that have contributed to the present crises in Pakistan’s restive Balochistan province, significantly shaping the...
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Features
A Baloch Mother’s Agonizing Quest To Reunite With Her Missing Son
A four-hour journey from Quetta, the capital of Pakistan's restive Balochistan province, to the...
Opinion
Why Pakistan’s Establishment Is Afraid of Social Media
Social media platforms, X in particular, are often demonized for spreading “fake news,” but...
Opinion
Here’s Why The 26th Amendment to Pakistan’s Constitution Is Undemocratic
The recently-passed 26th amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan, under which the Supreme Court's...
News
Historic Peace March in Parachinar Demands End To Violence in Region
As violence in Pakistan's restive border town of Parachinar intensified over the past few...