Nida Usman Chaudhary
The writer is an independent researcher and a diversity and inclusion advocate. She tweets at @NidaUsmanCh
Opinion
Education Is A Right, Not A Commodity: Why Miftah Ismail’s Proposal...
This article is part of a series titled "Is there a way forward for Pakistan?" Read more about the series here. Should the market or should the state play a role in the provision of education in Pakistan? The question may sound rhetorical to...
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News
PTM Activists Arrested During...
At least five Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) workers were arrested in Kohat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, by police during a protest...
News
Lahore Bar Association Wants...
In a country where unproven allegations of blasphemy result in mob lynchings, the Lahore High Court Bar Association has...
News
Hindu Woman, Children Reported...
A Hindu woman in Karachi along with her six children, including teenage daughters, converted to Islam on the same...
News
Abducted Baloch Woman, Mother...
A Baloch woman, a single mother of two children, who was allegedly abducted by the authorities from Quetta, has...
Election series
Is Imran-Bushra Iddat Case...
This article is part of Dissent Today’s special series on Pakistan’s general elections. Follow the series here. The recent sentencing of...
Opinion
How Pakistan’s Peripheries Dissented...
In 2024, democracy in Pakistan suffered setbacks on many fronts. Among these setbacks was the state’s denial — through...
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Editorial
Why a ‘Boycott Israel’ Campaign Cannot Work in Pakistan
In Pakistan, calls for boycotts of international brands perceived to have ties to Israel,...
Human Rights
Rights Groups Sound Alarm As Afghan Taliban Publicly Execute 4 Men In One Day
Afghanistan's Supreme Court announced on Friday the public execution of four men, marking the...
News
‘Will Face Oppression With Courage’: Jailed Activist Mahrang Baloch Writes Letter from Prison
ISLAMABAD: The chairperson of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), Dr. Mahrang Baloch, who was...
News
In Powerful Verdict, Islamabad High Court Upholds Conviction of Rapist While Defining ‘Consent’
ISLAMABAD: Upholding the conviction of a man charged with raping a 20-year-old woman, the...