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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News
‘Jamaat-e-Islami Pushing Western Transphobic...
Transgender activists have criticised Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) leaders for moving the Federal Shariat Court (FSC) against the Transgender Protection of...
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
‘Gujranwala, Wazirabad Admins Directly...
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has found that civil administrations in Gujranwala and Wazirabad were directly involved...
News
Drone Attack Kills 2...
An alleged drone attack in the Zangara area of South Waziristan killed two children, according to locals, however, Pakistan's...
News
Military Operation Being Planned...
The restive town of Parachinar continues to face a lack of necessities and adequate humanitarian aid, as the Kurram...
News
Ahmadi Worship Place Attacked...
MIRPURKHAS: Miscreants fired gunshots at an Ahmadi place of worship in Satellite Town, Mirpurkhas on Saturday night. A representative from...
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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...
Opinion
How Imaan-Hadi Conviction Marks the Death of Fair Trial in Pakistan
Last week, a trial court in Islamabad convicted human rights lawyers Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir...