Rafiullah Kakar
The writer is a public policy and development professional from Balochistan. He is currently serving as Member (Social Sector & Devolution) at the Planning Commission of Pakistan. He has served in public and international organisations in the UK and Pakistan. He holds two Masters Degrees from the University of Oxford and is a Rhodes Scholar.
Opinion
Making Pakistan’s Federal System Work For Smaller Provinces
This article is part of a series titled “Is there a way forward for Pakistan?” Read more about the series here. The recent debate on “re-imagining Pakistan” has once again turned a spotlight, among others, on the long-running conflict in Balochistan. The Baloch ethno-nationalist movement remains...
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PPP Leader Who Disappeared...
No progress has been made in the case of Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Sukkur chapter leader and businessman Ayaz...
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PTI Chairman Imran Khan...
A photo of a Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) woman protestor defying police amid May 9 violence that party chairman Imran...
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Death Toll From Kurram...
Pakistan - The number of deaths from the sectarian conflict in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Kurram district has increased, with two more...
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Fate Of Law Proposing...
ISLAMABAD: Cabinet members on Wednesday contested a law seeking stricter punishment for 'ridiculing and scandalising the state institutions'. According to...
Human Rights
Pashtun Rights Activist Manzoor...
Quetta - Manzoor Pashteen, the founder of the ethnic rights group Pashtun Tahafuzz Movement (PTM), was arrested by the...
News
Locals Claim One Civilian...
Locals have claimed that one civilian was killed and three were abducted during a military operation in Awaran, Balochistan,...
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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
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Afghanistan's Supreme Court announced on Friday the public execution of four men, marking the...
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‘Will Face Oppression With Courage’: Jailed Activist Mahrang Baloch Writes Letter from Prison
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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...