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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Balochistan Counter Terrorism Official...
Three days after blasts at the Counter Terrorism Department's (CTD) office in Swat, that claimed 17 lives, a Balochistan...
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Pakistan Govt’s Plan To...
ISLAMABAD: The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) voiced their concerns...
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Multan Admin Refuses NOC...
Despite Punjab Interim Information Minister Amir Mir's assurance that the government will not hinder the Aurat March rallies in...
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Hazara Woman Hockey Player...
Pakistani hockey player Shahida Raza, who belonged to the persecuted Shia-Hazara community in Balochistan, was identified as one of...
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Hindu Doctor Shot Dead...
A Hindu doctor was shot dead in Karachi's Garden area after his vehicle was attacked by unknown assailants, in...
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F-9 Park Rape: ‘Criminal...
ISLAMABAD: On February 2nd, a woman was raped in F-9 Park in Islamabad while she was with her male...
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Overlooking Homegrown Hate, Pakistan Hesitates to Call Islamabad Blast Anti-Shia Violence
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Opinion
How Imaan-Hadi Conviction Marks the Death of Fair Trial in Pakistan
Last week, a trial court in Islamabad convicted human rights lawyers Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir...
Commentary
PTI’s Ambiguous Rhetoric on Taliban Is Dangerous for Pakistan’s Counter-Extremism Efforts
This reporting was supported by the International Women’s Media Foundation’s Lauren Brown Fellowship. Islamabad -...
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How My Daughter’s Trial Exposes Pakistan’s Assault on Human Rights
My daughter, a human rights lawyer, and her husband are currently on trial in...