Uzair Younus
The writer is the director of the Pakistan Initiative at the Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center. He also is the Vice President at The Asia Group.
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If Pakistan’s Ruling Elite Does Not Change Course, Citizens May Take...
This article is part of a series titled "Is there a way forward for Pakistan?". Read more about the series here. The status quo in Pakistan can no longer be sustained. This has been evident to many of us closely observing and analyzing the country’s...
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Mob Attacks Police Station...
A mob in Nankana Sahib attacked a police station and lynched a man accused of blasphemy, later setting his...
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18-Year-Old Balochistan Girl Allegedly...
The postmortem examination of the 18-year-old girl whose body was recovered from a well along with two male bodies...
Opinion
Shariat Court’s Ruling Violates...
The Federal Shariat Court’s ruling that key provisions of the 2018 Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act are repugnant...
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‘Self-Censorship Shapes My New...
Russian President Vladimir Putin's onslaught on dissent intensified after his invasion of Ukraine in 2022. This article is part...
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UN Expert Declares Israel’s...
A United Nations expert has informed the Human Rights Council that she considers Israel's military actions in Gaza since...
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Military Courts To Take...
Six military courts are set to hear cases of 16 Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) protesters who were allegedly involved in...
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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...
Opinion
How Imaan-Hadi Conviction Marks the Death of Fair Trial in Pakistan
Last week, a trial court in Islamabad convicted human rights lawyers Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir...
Commentary
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...