Yousuf Nazar
The writer is former Citigroup Head of Emerging Market Investments, author and columnist. He worked with Benazir Bhutto during the Movement for the Restoration of Democracy during 1977-81 as a student union leader.
Opinion
It’s Time For Chief Justice Bandial To Step Down
It is now Pakistan’s parliament versus eight Supreme Court (SC) judges in the worst and most bitter confrontation between the two branches of the government the country has ever experienced. Neither is willing to blink in a high-stake power struggle which may lead to...
Editorial
Editorial: Diagnosing What Ails Pakistan
On March 23, we launched a series of in-depth articles titled “Is There A Way Forward For Pakistan?” with contributions from distinguished writers including rights activists, feminists, lawyers, diplomats, parliamentarians, and academics. The history of Pakistan is a series of crises. The country has been...
Editor's Picks
Pakistan: Is there A Way Forward?
The key lesson from the success stories in Asia is sobering and simple: It is the people, stupid! We must invest in people and empower them, especially women. Pakistan cannot move forward without a major course correction. Pakistan's citizens, especially the young and women, must take...
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News
Social Media Activist With...
A court in Faisalabad has sentenced a social media activist, Sikander Zaman, to three-year imprisonment and imposed a heavy...
News
Justice Delayed: 91-Year-Old Widow...
A 91-year-old widow, Tahira Sultana, from Lahore has been fighting for her inheritance rights for over 50 years, but...
News
Human Rights Watch Urges...
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said that Pakistani authorities are using "excessive force" against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) supporters who...
News
How Twitter Got PPP...
Twitter was outraged, and rightly so, when Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader and former MNA Nabil Gabol’s statement making...
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6 More Gwadar Rights...
Gwadar police have arrested six members of Haq Do Tehreek (HDT), an indigenous rights movement, after a local court...
Opinion
Violent Protests: PTI Has...
The actions of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) protesters in the aftermath of Imran Khan’s arrest are aimed at creating chaos...
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Features
‘Self-Censorship Shapes My New Identity’: Exiled Russian Activist Reflects on Leaving Activism Behind
Russian President Vladimir Putin's onslaught on dissent intensified after his invasion of Ukraine in...
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According to a recent poll, Vice President Kamala Harris's lead over former President Donald...
Opinion
Those Demanding Apologies from the Baloch Need a Lesson in History
There are many events that have contributed to the present crises in Pakistan’s restive...
Features
Pro-Palestine DNC Delegate Assaulted For Disrupting Biden’s Speech Vows To Keep Speaking Out
A pro-Palestine elected member of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) from Florida, Nadia Ahmad,...