Shireen Mazari
The writer is a defense and security analyst and served as Pakistan’s Minister for Human Rights from 2018 to 2022.
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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 Pakistan under cybercrime charges for exercising what should be a fundamental right: speaking about human rights violations. Their case has come to symbolize a much larger and more troubling reality...
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In Powerful Verdict, Islamabad...
ISLAMABAD: Upholding the conviction of a man charged with raping a 20-year-old woman, the Islamabad High Court judge Justice...
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Social Media Influencer Among...
A PTI-supporting social media influencer who holds a Computer Science degree is among 16 civilians who have been handed...
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Ahmadi Worship Place Attacked...
MIRPURKHAS: Miscreants fired gunshots at an Ahmadi place of worship in Satellite Town, Mirpurkhas on Saturday night. A representative from...
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Restrictions On Social Media...
Pakistan continues to restrict social media access for the fourth consecutive day following the violent protests that erupted in...
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Jamiat Attacks Hindu Students...
In a second such incident, the Islami Jamiat Tulba (IJT) activists attacked Hindu students at Karachi University for holding...
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UN Rapporteurs Ask Pakistan...
ISLAMABAD: The United Nations special rapporteurs have written a letter to the government of Pakistan, voicing their concerns over...
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Overlooking Homegrown Hate, Pakistan Hesitates to Call Islamabad Blast Anti-Shia Violence
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How Imaan-Hadi Conviction Marks the Death of Fair Trial in Pakistan
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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...