Salman Haider
The writer is a Pakistani poet and activist based in Canada.
Opinion
Some Key Lessons That Pakistan Can Learn From Its Neighbours
This article is part of a series titled “Is there a way forward for Pakistan?” Read more about the series here. In his 11th August 1947 address to the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan, our founding father Muhammad Ali Jinnah talked about the curses of bribery and...
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اجمل کمال نے کہیں کہا تھا کہ پچھلے پچاس سال میں کراچی کے لکھنے والے شہر کی بگڑتی ہوئی صورتحال کے بارے کوئی مضمون ایسا نہیں لکھ سکے جس میں میر صاحب کا مژگاں تو کھول والا مصرعہ نقل نہ کیا گیا ہو۔ میں...
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Throwback: Journalists Under Imran...
After Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-supporting reporter Siddique Jan's arrest, the party's supporters have been accusing the current ruling coalition government...
Human Rights
Pashtun Rights Activist Manzoor...
Quetta - Manzoor Pashteen, the founder of the ethnic rights group Pashtun Tahafuzz Movement (PTM), was arrested by the...
Opinion
Stop Giving Awards To...
The government’s decision to award singer Ali Zafar who had been accused of sexual harassment by multiple women with...
News
Balochistan Ignored For Recruitments...
Almost all the new recruits at the newly-established Gwadar airport -- a joint effort between China and the Pakistan...
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‘I March For My...
A male participant of the Aurat March whose placard, saying "I march for my mom who wasn't allowed to...
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PTI Activist Gets 26...
A court in Peshawar has sentenced a Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) activist to 26 months in jail for criticising the...
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