S Akbar Zaidi
The writer is a political economist and currently heads the IBA, Karachi, a public sector University. These views are his own and do not represent those of the institution.
Opinion
Pakistan Needs To Make Redistribution The Main Pillar Of Economic Policy
This article is part of a series titled "Is there a way forward for Pakistan?" Read more about the series here. This short piece goes beyond the immediate multiple crises Pakistan faces on which others contributing to this series have offered thoughts and insight. Some...
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Human Rights
Human Rights Groups Come...
A number of human rights organisations have come together for a social media campaign demanding the safe release of...
Editor's Picks
What Ails Pakistan’s Tax...
This article is part of a series titled “Is There A Way Forward For Pakistan?”. Read more about the...
News
Karachi Man Arrested For...
Police have arrested a man after he threatened transgender activist Shahzadi Rai with an acid attack outside her house...
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‘Other Side Of Balochistan’:...
Books worth Rs 3.5 million were sold during a three-day literature festival organised by Balochistan Academy Turbat. Writers, poets, and...
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‘Her Legacy Lives On’:...
Human rights icon Asma Jahangir is being remembered on her 5th death anniversary, with the members of civil society...
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Abducted Baloch Woman Says...
An elderly woman, who was abducted from Quetta on February 2nd along with her son Muhammad Rahim Zehri and...
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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...
News
Minor Christian Boy Jailed for Blasphemy in Sargodha Despite Juvenile Status
SARGODHA, PAKISTAN: A teenage Christian boy in Sargodha has been in prison on blasphemy...
News
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...