Yasser Latif Hamdani
The writer is an advocate of the high courts of Pakistan and author of ‘Jinnah: A Life.’
Election series
Pakistan Is Violating Its International Obligations By Excluding Ahmadis From Elections
This article is part of Dissent Today’s special series on Pakistan’s general elections. Follow the series here. In theory, Pakistan is a federal parliamentary democracy, which elects its representatives through universal adult franchise. Joint electorates which were restored in 2002 mean that all citizens of Pakistan...
Opinion
“Daughter of the Nation” or a Terrorist: The Truth About Afia...
Dr. Afia Siddiqui, dubbed Lady Al Qaeda or the Al Qaeda Mata Hari, is back in the news again with Senator Mushtaq of Jamaat-e-Islami and Clive Stafford Smith, supposed a civil rights lawyer and an anti-death penalty lawyer and activist, having joined forces to...
Opinion
Violent Protests: PTI Has Emerged As A Militant Outfit
The actions of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) protesters in the aftermath of Imran Khan’s arrest are aimed at creating chaos and anarchy in the country. Imran Khan was lawfully arrested in a case that has been the talk of the town for a while. The...
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PTI Leadership Distances Itself...
After Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) supporters stormed Corp Commander Lahore residence carrying party flags, to protest former prime minister Imran...
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Islamabad Varsity Seeks Deployment...
ISLAMABAD: The Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU) in Islamabad on Monday night shut down indefinitely while seeking Rangers' deployment after a...
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HRW Urges Pakistan To...
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged Pakistani authorities to end "arbitrary" arrests of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders and supporters...
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Aneeqa Ateeq: 27-Year-Old Islamabad...
27-year-old Islamabad resident Aneeqa Ateeq is on death row after a court found her guilty of committing “blasphemy” on...
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Another Hindu Girl Abducted...
In yet another case of persecution of the Hindu community in Pakistan, a Hindu girl was allegedly abducted from...
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Woman Killed, Body Set...
Unidentified suspects killed an 18-year-old woman and set her body on fire on Indus Highway in Nasirabad, Sindh. According to...
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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...