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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Fate Of Law Proposing...
ISLAMABAD: Cabinet members on Wednesday contested a law seeking stricter punishment for 'ridiculing and scandalising the state institutions'. According to...
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Rights Body Slams Govt...
Media Matters for Democracy (MMfD), a non-profit organisation that advocates for media literacy and development, has condemned the Pakistani...
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Militants Blow Up Two...
Two schools for girls were hit by bomb explosions in North Waziristan, considerably damaging the buildings. Militants attacked Government Girls...
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Internet, Mobile Services Blocked...
Mobile and internet services were suspended in the port city of Gwadar on Monday night after the police reportedly...
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Neither Free, Nor Fair:...
This article is part of Dissent Today’s special series on Pakistan’s general elections. Follow the series here. Any comment on the...
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Exiled Journalist Deported From...
Exiled Pakistani journalist Syed Fawad Ali Shah, who was deported from Malaysia last year at the request of Pakistani...
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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...
News
Minor Christian Boy Jailed for Blasphemy in Sargodha Despite Juvenile Status
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How Pakistan’s Peripheries Dissented in 2024
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