Shaeran Rufus
The writer is a Karachi-based journalist passionate about human rights, social issues, and minority advocacy. She tweets at @ShaeranRufus
Features
In Karachi, Deadly Manholes Are Killing Children As Authorities Shift Blame
For children, 14 August is all about flags on the rooftops, shops adorned with fairy lights, and waving the Pakistani flags with pride while enjoying their favorite sweets. That's what the 2-year-old Noman was eager to do, before he tragically lost his life that...
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Peshawar’s Sikh Families Are Leaving Their Homes to Escape New Wave...
There has recently been a surge in targeted attacks on members of minority communities in Peshawar, particularly Sikhs. As a result, the Sikh community in the city is currently living under constant fear for their lives, and many families have left the province to...
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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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TLP Mob Harasses Elderly...
A viral video shows an elderly Ahmadi community leader being harassed by a mob of over 100 men outside...
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Chief Justice Has Put...
Chief Justice-designate Qazi Faez Isa has said that constitutional institutions such as the Supreme Court should not operate on...
Human Rights
Pakistan’s Establishment Is Abducting...
Weeks after the recent protests against the rising prices of wheat and electricity in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, several people of...
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Journalist Matiullah Jan Abducted...
Pakistani journalist Matiullah Jan was abducted by unidentified individuals outside Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), Islamabad, on Wednesday...
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Political Activists Question Non-Availability...
Political and social activists have questioned the lack of access to the internet in many regions of Waziristan "under...
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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...