Wednesday, April 8, 2026

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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Waziristan Journalist Abducted, Tortured...

Senior journalist and Bannu Press Club President Gohar Wazir, who mainly reports on human rights abuses in Waziristan, was...

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The Lahore High Court (LHC) has ordered immediate release of former human rights minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader...

Why Is Pakistan Ignoring...

Amid a rise in banned terror group Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) attacks in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, a delegation of National Democratic...

MNA Mohsin Dawar’s Amendment...

North Waziristan Member National Assembly Mohsin Dawar's amendment to the unanimously-passed National Assembly bill limiting the chief justice of...

Inside the Ongoing Racial...

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