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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عطار کا نیوٹرل لونڈا
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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Banned Sectarian Outfit SSP...
Leaders of the banned terrorist outfit Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) were invited to an Iftar dinner hosted by Director General...
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Schoolteacher Killed For ‘Honour’...
A schoolteacher was allegedly killed by her family in the name of ‘honour’ in Sehwan. The bullet-riddled body of the...
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Pakistan Army’s Claim Of...
The Pakistan military denies its involvement in enforced disappearances, extrajudicial executions and genocide, but it has very little credibility...
Human Rights
No PTI Leader Has...
A day after a Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) worker was lynched by a mob over allegations of blasphemy in Mardan...
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Transgender Activist Threatened With...
Transgender activist Shahzadi Rai was threatened with an acid attack outside her house in Gulistan-e-Johar, Karachi in a fourth...
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Lahore Bar Association Wants...
In a country where unproven allegations of blasphemy result in mob lynchings, the Lahore High Court Bar Association has...
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