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
Punjab-KP Election Case Sparks...
As a five-member Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial on Wednesday announced...
News
Assistant Commissioner Hazim Bangwar...
In yet another episode of intolerance, Assistant Commissioner of North Nazimabad, Karachi, Hazim Bangwar, has received a backlash from...
News
People In Waziristan Take...
People in North Waziristan took to the streets to protest attacks on two girls' schools in the tribal district's...
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Aurat March Organisers Move...
The Aurat March's organising committee on Saturday filed a petition in the Lahore High Court, challenging the administration's ban...
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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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Why Is Pakistan Ignoring...
Amid a rise in banned terror group Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) attacks in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, a delegation of National Democratic...
Latest articles
Opinion
How The PPP Played Both Sides While Passing The Draconian PECA Amendments
Journalists across Pakistan are out on the streets protesting against The Prevention of Electronic...
Features
Looking Back at 2024 Election Violence In Balochistan That The Rest of Pakistan Ignored
This report is part of Dissent Today’s special series documenting violence and alleged irregularities...
Features
A Year After Elections, Ex-Waziristan Parliamentarian Unable to Find Justice for Fallen Comrades
This report is part of Dissent Today's special series documenting violence and alleged irregularities...
News
Pakistan Govt’s Plan To Send Afghan Refugees Back To Afghanistan Raises Concerns From UNHCR
ISLAMABAD: The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) and the International Organization for...