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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Islamabad Rape Incident: Protesters’...
"Patriarchy has taken a very extremist and violent form as the State is a party to it," says...
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Human Rights Watch Urges...
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said that Pakistani authorities are using "excessive force" against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) supporters who...
Human Rights
Pashtun Rights Activist Manzoor...
Quetta - Manzoor Pashteen, the founder of the ethnic rights group Pashtun Tahafuzz Movement (PTM), was arrested by the...
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Swat Police Officer Who...
The family of a six-year-old girl who was killed after a policeman opened fire at a school van in...
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Human Rights Groups Come...
A number of human rights organisations have come together for a social media campaign demanding the safe release of...
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Ahmadis At Risk Of...
In an apparent attempt to further harass the persecuted Ahmadi community residing in Rabwah, the Punjab government has formed...
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