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
Nawaz’s Former Principal Secy...
Fawad Hasan Fawad, former principal secretary to Nawaz Sharif, shared his plight in National Accountability Bureau's custody, and said...
Editor's Picks
5 Books Every Young...
The Tahaffuz-e-Buneyad-e-Islam bill recently passed by the Punjab Assembly gives unprecedented powers to the provincial government to censor or...
News
Another Woman Gang-Raped In...
Weeks after the F-9 Park gang rape incident, another woman was gang-raped at a gunpoint in Islamabad. A First Information...
News
Enforced Disappearance: Baloch Family...
HRCP condemns alleged 'enforced disappearances' Unidentified men allegedly abducted a Baloch citizen identified as Muhammad Rahim Zehri along with...
Human Rights
PTM Workers Face Crackdown,...
Ahead of civil rights group Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM)'s rally against enforced disappearances outside the Supreme Court in Islamabad,...
News
Human Rights Commission Of...
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has raised concerns over deteriorating human rights situation in Balochistan, saying the...
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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...
News
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...
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...