Nazir Ahmad
The writer is a human rights defender with extensive experience in training and educating activists. He has twice served as a council member of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan.
Opinion
Cholistan Farmers’ Longstanding Struggle for Land and Water Rights Remains Overlooked
Cholistan, a vast desert in Pakistan’s Punjab province, covers an area of 6.6 million acres and spans the districts of Bahawalpur, Bahawalnagar, and Rahim Yar Khan. Bahawalpur encompasses the largest portion, with 4 million acres, followed by Rahim Yar Khan’s 1.6 million acres and...
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Opinion
Protecting The Future Of...
This article is part of a series titled "Is there a way forward for Pakistan?" Read more about the...
Opinion
Raising Pakistan’s Exports: The...
This article is part of a series titled "Is there a way forward for Pakistan?" Read more about the...
News
Historic Peace March in...
As violence in Pakistan's restive border town of Parachinar intensified over the past few days, thousands of citizens took...
Opinion
How To End Pakistan’s...
For the last fifty years, Pakistan’s macroeconomic management has been among the poorest in the world. This is most...
News
Several PTI Defectors From...
Several Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders who left the party following the May 9 attacks on military installations by the...
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To ‘Reimagine Pakistan’, Abandon...
The reforms that a lot of people have proposed under the “Reimagining Pakistan” program are fine, but they are...
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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...
Opinion
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...