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Shireen Mazari

The writer is a defense and security analyst and served as Pakistan’s Minister for Human Rights from 2018 to 2022.

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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Islamabad Varsity Sacks Professor...

The Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology (FUUAST) Islamabad has sacked a professor after an inquiry found...

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...

As Pakistan Heads to...

As Pakistan gears up for the general elections scheduled for February 8th, a sense of disillusionment and skepticism about...

Pakistan: Is there A...

The key lesson from the success stories in Asia is sobering and simple:  It is the people, stupid! We must...

Legislatue Fights Back: Another...

In response to the Supreme Court's decision to halt the implementation of a bill limiting the Chief Justice of...

Pregnant Sindh Woman, 3-Year-Old...

A 24-year-old pregnant woman and her 3-year-old daughter have been missing for over 40 days after armed kidnapping in...

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