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
‘Threat To Journalistic Freedom’:...
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has urged Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to not criminalise criticism of the Pakistan Army. Cabinet members...
News
‘Barbarian Act’: Sindh Rangers...
Netizens have criticised Sindh Rangers for hitting a motorcyclist with their speeding vehicle and beating him up. In a video...
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Protests Not Necessary To...
President Arif Alvi has said that protests are not necessary to raise awareness regarding women's rights while responding to...
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Finance Minister Declares Critics...
As the rupee slumped to a historic low of 285.09 against the dollar, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on Thursday...
Opinion
Those Demanding Apologies from...
There are many events that have contributed to the present crises in Pakistan’s restive Balochistan province, significantly shaping the...
News
Four Killed, Nine Injured...
At least four people were killed and nine others were injured in a blast in Qandhari Market in Quetta. According...
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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...