Tuesday, March 11, 2025

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.  

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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Aurat March Participants Face...

Participants of the Aurat March that is held every year to mark International Women's Day in Pakistan were beaten...

Karachi Man Arrested For...

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Imran Khan Got Relief...

Supreme Court of Pakistan declared former prime minister Imran Khan's arrest "illegal" on the grounds that he was detained...

Banners Calling PTI Leaders...

Banners titled “Wall of Shame" have been displayed on walls in several cities, including Islamabad, Rawalpindi, and Bahawalpur, against...

Military Operation Being Planned...

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Making Pakistan’s Federal System...

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