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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News
Minor Christian Girl Abducted...
Three men abducted a 13-year-old Christian girl from her home in Okara, Punjab, according to the girl's family, who...
News
Sindh CM Takes Notice...
Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah has taken notice of the abduction of lawyer and human rights activist Jibran...
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...
Urdu
صحافی اسلم بلوچ، توہین...
گذشتہ ماہ مارچ کی بیس تاریخ کو پولیس کی بھاری نفری ڈی ایس پی، ویمن پولیس انسپیکٹر مومل لغاری...
News
Mirpurkhas Court Sends Abducted...
A court in Mirpurkhas, Sindh, ruled in favour of a man who abducted a 15-year-old Hindu girl, Karishma Ramesh,...
News
UN Rapporteurs Ask Pakistan...
ISLAMABAD: The United Nations special rapporteurs have written a letter to the government of Pakistan, voicing their concerns over...
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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...