Muhammad Abdullah
The writer is a third-year law student at Dr. Muhammad Iqbal Law School, Government College
University, Lahore. He is currently a legal intern at Fair Trial Defenders Legal Aid Cell.
Opinion
Here is Why Trials in Military Courts Can Never Be Fair
Pakistan is currently witnessing a constitutional and political crisis in the country, with 33 civilians being tried in military courts under the Pakistan Army Act (1952) and Officials Secret Act (1923). These steps were taken following the riots that erupted after former prime minister...
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Opinion
Recipe For Disaster: ‘Mainstreaming’...
Three days after terming the banned Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) an Indian-backed ‘militant organisation’ and vowing to act against it,...
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Hindu Senator Says Fellow...
During his speech in the Senate, minority Hindu Senator Danesh Kumar Palyani revealed that his fellow lawmakers ask him...
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‘Threat To Journalistic Freedom’:...
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has urged Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to not criminalise criticism of the Pakistan Army. Cabinet members...
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To Bring Pakistan Back...
This article is part of a series titled “Is There A Way Forward For Pakistan?”. Read more about the...
News
Death Toll From Kurram...
Pakistan - The number of deaths from the sectarian conflict in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Kurram district has increased, with two more...
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Peshawar Man Sentenced To...
An anti-terrorism court in Peshawar has awarded a death sentence to a man for committing blasphemy and other religion-related...
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