Sunday, February 8, 2026

Mohsin Dawar

The writer is a former Pakistani parliamentarian and chair of the National Democratic Movement.

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...

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‘Shia Teachers Were Tortured...

Friends and families of Shia teachers killed in an attack at a school in the Kurram district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa...

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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Activist Gulalai Ismail’s Parents...

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