Zoha Waseem
The writer is an Assistant Professor in Criminology, Department of Sociology, University
of Warwick. She is the author of “Insecure Guardians: Enforcement, Encounters, and Everyday
Policing in Postcolonial Karachi” (Hurst/Oxford University Press 2022). She researches on
policing, security, and urban violence in Pakistan.
Opinion
‘Police Vigilantism’: How to Combat Extrajudicial Violence in Pakistan?
This article is part of a series titled “Is there a way forward for Pakistan?” Read more about the series here. A Policy, Unabandoned In January this year, an official report revealed that the Punjab Police had killed more than 600 ‘suspects’ in police encounters between 2018...
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News
‘Stalked, Threatened With Rape...
Gharida Farooqi opened up about the harassment she has to endure as a woman journalist in Pakistan and said...
News
HRCP ‘Horrified’ By Alleged...
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has said that it is "horrified" by the discovery of three bullet-riddled...
News
Policeman Killed In TTP...
A policeman was killed and four other personnel got injured in a banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan attack on a police...
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Baloch Poet Allegedly Abducted...
Quetta: Baloch poet Khawaja Muzamil Qambarani was allegedly abducted from his residence in Quetta. According to his family members, Qambarani...
Human Rights
Banning PTM Sends a...
The government of Pakistan's decision to ban the Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM), a social movement that originated from the...
Opinion
4 Steps Pakistan Military...
Outgoing Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa's admission that the military did interfere in politics before February...
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Cholistan Farmers’ Longstanding Struggle for Land and Water Rights Remains Overlooked
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Minor Christian Boy Jailed for Blasphemy in Sargodha Despite Juvenile Status
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Taliban, ISIS Fuelled The Sectarian Clashes in Parachinar, Says Ex-MNA
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Opinion
How Pakistan’s Peripheries Dissented in 2024
In 2024, democracy in Pakistan suffered setbacks on many fronts. Among these setbacks was...