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
Jailed Former Minister Shireen...
Imaan Mazari, daughter of incarcerated Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader and former minister for human rights Shireen Mazari, has said...
News
Islamic State Claims Responsibility...
The Islamic State – Khorasan (IS-K) has claimed responsibility for the killing of two men belonging to the minority...
Human Rights
Ahmadi Lawyer Arrested In...
Karachi police have arrested an Ahmadi lawyer for using ‘Syed’ as a prefix in his name, after registering a...
News
PTI Activist Gets 26...
A court in Peshawar has sentenced a Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) activist to 26 months in jail for criticising the...
Features
Pakistan’s Minority Rights Activists...
“Manzoor Masih - will be remembered!... The Christians of Shanti Nagar - will be remembered!... Rimsha Masih - will...
News
1 Protestor Killed In...
While law enforcers showed restraint in Lahore and other parts of the country when the protesters stormed military residences,...
Latest articles
Editorial
Why a ‘Boycott Israel’ Campaign Cannot Work in Pakistan
In Pakistan, calls for boycotts of international brands perceived to have ties to Israel,...
Human Rights
Rights Groups Sound Alarm As Afghan Taliban Publicly Execute 4 Men In One Day
Afghanistan's Supreme Court announced on Friday the public execution of four men, marking the...
News
‘Will Face Oppression With Courage’: Jailed Activist Mahrang Baloch Writes Letter from Prison
ISLAMABAD: The chairperson of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), Dr. Mahrang Baloch, who was...
News
In Powerful Verdict, Islamabad High Court Upholds Conviction of Rapist While Defining ‘Consent’
ISLAMABAD: Upholding the conviction of a man charged with raping a 20-year-old woman, the...