Thursday, November 21, 2024

Somaiyah Hafeez

The author is a freelance feature writer.

A Cry for Justice: Children of Missing Persons Spent Eid on...

Eid is an occasion of happiness and for most it means family get-togethers, feasting together, households brimming with laughter and gossip. But for families of missing persons, Eid means little because their loved ones were brutally taken away from them, pushing them into a...

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Ex-General’s Family Seeks Justice...

The family of a retired army general, whose civilian son was court-martialed in 2021 and was sentenced to five...

Militants Blow Up Two...

Two schools for girls were hit by bomb explosions in North Waziristan, considerably damaging the buildings. Militants attacked Government Girls...

Man Throws Acid On...

A man in Karachi threw acid on a Christian woman after she refused to convert to Islam and marry...

Making Pakistan’s Federal System...

This article is part of a series titled “Is there a way forward for Pakistan?” Read more about the...

Banning PTM Sends a...

  The government of Pakistan's decision to ban the Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM), a social movement that originated from the...

Taliban Issue Statement Extending...

Banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has extended support to the violent protests held by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) against the arrest...

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