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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Opinion
How To Improve Pakistan’s...
In the late 1960s and the 1970s, the Green Revolution in Pakistan increased agricultural production by introducing hybrid...
News
5 Reasons Why Trials...
Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah has said that former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan would be...
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Gwadar Rights Movement Leader...
The bail application of Maulana Hidayat ur Rehman, the incarcerated founder of Gwadar-based rights movement Haq Do Tehreek, has...
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Racism Against Pashtun Community...
Racist remarks against the Pashtun community amid the violent clashes between Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) workers and policemen outside PTI...
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Pakistan’s First Transgender News...
Pakistan's first transgender news anchor Marvia Malik on Thursday night survived a gun attack outside her residence in Lahore....
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Lahore, Islamabad Bar Associations...
In separate letters, Lahore and Islamabad Bar Associations have called on the authorities to prevent members of the Ahmadi...
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A Baloch Mother’s Agonizing Quest To Reunite With Her Missing Son
A four-hour journey from Quetta, the capital of Pakistan's restive Balochistan province, to the...
Opinion
Why Pakistan’s Establishment Is Afraid of Social Media
Social media platforms, X in particular, are often demonized for spreading “fake news,” but...
Opinion
Here’s Why The 26th Amendment to Pakistan’s Constitution Is Undemocratic
The recently-passed 26th amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan, under which the Supreme Court's...
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Historic Peace March in Parachinar Demands End To Violence in Region
As violence in Pakistan's restive border town of Parachinar intensified over the past few...