Mohsin Dawar
The writer is a former Pakistani parliamentarian and chair of the National Democratic Movement.
Human Rights
Banning PTM Sends a Dangerous Message to the Youth
The government of Pakistan's decision to ban the Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM), a social movement that originated from the country's peripheries, sends a troubling message to citizens—that their constitutional rights do not matter and that maintaining a non-violent stance will lead to harsh treatment....
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Waziristan Journalist Abducted, Tortured...
Senior journalist and Bannu Press Club President Gohar Wazir, who mainly reports on human rights abuses in Waziristan, was...
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Increased Enforced Disappearances In...
Human rights group Amnesty International has noted an increase in the use of enforced disappearances in Balochistan after a...
Human Rights
‘Shia Teachers Were Tortured...
Friends and families of Shia teachers killed in an attack at a school in the Kurram district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa...
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Four Dead, Thousands Jailed...
At least four people have died and thousands have been put behind bars as Pakistani authorities crackdown on Afghan...
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Police Say AK-47s, Bullets...
Punjab Police have stormed former prime minister Imran Khan's Zaman Park residence in Lahore and arrested 30 people, while...
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Activist Gulalai Ismail’s Parents...
PESHAWAR: An anti-terrorism court in Peshawar on Wednesday acquitted exiled human rights activist Gulalai Ismail's parents of terrorism and...
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Overlooking Homegrown Hate, Pakistan Hesitates to Call Islamabad Blast Anti-Shia Violence
ISLAMABAD - Just hours before a suicide bomber struck the Khadija Tul Kubra Shia...
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How Imaan-Hadi Conviction Marks the Death of Fair Trial in Pakistan
Last week, a trial court in Islamabad convicted human rights lawyers Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir...
Commentary
PTI’s Ambiguous Rhetoric on Taliban Is Dangerous for Pakistan’s Counter-Extremism Efforts
This reporting was supported by the International Women’s Media Foundation’s Lauren Brown Fellowship. Islamabad -...
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How My Daughter’s Trial Exposes Pakistan’s Assault on Human Rights
My daughter, a human rights lawyer, and her husband are currently on trial in...
