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
Eight Churches Burnt to...
At least eight churches were burnt down by an enraged mob in the Jaranwala tehsil of Faisalabad over accusations...
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Man Throws Acid On...
A man in Karachi threw acid on a Christian woman after she refused to convert to Islam and marry...
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Finance Minister Declares Critics...
As the rupee slumped to a historic low of 285.09 against the dollar, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on Thursday...
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Former Prime Minister Imran...
Former prime minister Imran Khan has been arrested by the Rangers from outside the Islamabad High Court where he...
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Kamala Harris Much More...
According to a recent poll, Vice President Kamala Harris's lead over former President Donald Trump among Americans under 45...
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PTI Chief Imran Khan’s...
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan's neighbours, including elderly sisters of lawyer Chaudhry Aitzaz Ahsan, have moved Lahore High...
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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...
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‘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...
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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...
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22 Ahmadis Arrested From Place of Worship Under Pressure From Extremist Mob in Sialkot
LAHORE: Under pressure from Islamist extremist groups, police arrested 22 members of the Ahmadi...