Omer Azhar
The writer is co-founder Future of Pakistan Conference and a graduate of the London School of Economics and Political Science.
Opinion
PTI vs Military: Who Should Pakistan’s Progressives Support?
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI)’s onslaught on the country’s armed forces installations in response to party chief Imran Khan’s arrest has sparked a fierce debate among progressives and liberals who have long wished for an end to the military’s influence in Pakistani politics. As protesters took...
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Make Human Dignity The...
This article is part of a series titled "Is there a way forward for Pakistan?" Read more about the...
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Farmers In Balochistan Beaten...
Farmers in the Jhal Magsi district of Balochistan were allegedly baton-charged by the security forces for refusing to surrender...
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Shia Community Stages Sit-In...
DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Members of the Shia community staged a sit-in for hours at the Indus Highway to protest...
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Leader Of Gwadar Protest...
Leader of the Gwadar protest movement, Haq Do Tehreek (HDT), Maulana Hidayat Ur Rehman has been in Balochistan jail...
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Social Media Activist With...
A court in Faisalabad has sentenced a social media activist, Sikander Zaman, to three-year imprisonment and imposed a heavy...
Human Rights
The Curious Case of...
On Monday, the Senate Secretariat claimed that the bill seeking to criminalize enforced disappearances was not lost but rather...
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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...
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Minor Christian Boy Jailed for Blasphemy in Sargodha Despite Juvenile Status
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Taliban, ISIS Fuelled The Sectarian Clashes in Parachinar, Says Ex-MNA
Clashing tribes in the restive Kurram district of Pakistan's Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province finally signed a...
Opinion
How Pakistan’s Peripheries Dissented in 2024
In 2024, democracy in Pakistan suffered setbacks on many fronts. Among these setbacks was...