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
In Gaza, Desperate Residents...
The Gaza Strip's inhabitants are increasingly desperate as Israeli air raids continue and a ground attack appears imminent. With...
Human Rights
Veteran Activist Ismat Shahjahan...
Islamabad police arrested and assaulted veteran leftist activist Ismat Raza Shahjahan along with scores of people for their protest...
News
Swat Police Officer Who...
The family of a six-year-old girl who was killed after a policeman opened fire at a school van in...
News
How Can A Grown...
The Supreme Court of Pakistan has questioned a man accused of marrying a 14-year-old girl that how could a...
News
Kohat Religious Teacher Assaults...
A religious teacher assaulted a 12-year-old girl inside a room attached to a mosque in Kohat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Abdul Hameed...
News
Sindh District Admin Advert...
The Municipal Committee of district Sanghar, Sindh has published a discriminatory advertisement inviting "non-Muslims only" for sanitation jobs. Such...
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Human Rights
Pakistan’s Top Court Upholds Death Sentence in Murder of Woman Killed For Obtaining Divorce
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan’s highest court on Saturday rejected an appeal by a man convicted...
Human Rights
Pakistan’s Civic Freedoms Deteriorate Amid Crackdown on Dissent: Report
ISLAMABAD - Civic freedoms in Pakistan have deteriorated amid a widening crackdown on activists,...
Human Rights
Pakistan Police Arrest 17 at Islamabad Aurat March on Women’s Day
Police arrested 17 organizers and participants of the annual Aurat March in Islamabad on...
Extremism watch
Overlooking Homegrown Hate, Pakistan Hesitates to Call Islamabad Blast Anti-Shia Violence
ISLAMABAD - Just hours before a suicide bomber struck the Khadija Tul Kubra Shia...