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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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Ex-Punjab Chief Minister Parvez...

Punjab police have registered a case against Parvez Elahi, former chief minister and a key ally of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf...

Militants Blow Up Two...

Two schools for girls were hit by bomb explosions in North Waziristan, considerably damaging the buildings. Militants attacked Government Girls...

Lahore Bar Association Wants...

In a country where unproven allegations of blasphemy result in mob lynchings, the Lahore High Court Bar Association has...

Pakistani Journalist Killed In...

Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif, who had left Pakistan in August reportedly amid death threats, was killed in Kenya under...

From Enforced Disappearance To...

The Shia community makes up about 20-25% of the population of Pakistan, yet they have been systematically discriminated against...

HRCP Says Found No...

Contrary to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan's claims that his party women workers arrested in connection with the...

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