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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Features
Over 2 Years In...
It has been five years since Pakistani journalist Zeenat Shehzadi was released after more than two years of enforced...
Elections 2024
Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari’s Calls For...
Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman and former Foreign Minister, Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, has reiterated the need for an end to...
News
One Dies In Charsadda...
A 40-year-old man died and several were reported to be injured during a stampede in Charsadda, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, for...
Human Rights
‘At Least 72 Journalists...
At least 72 journalists and media professionals have been attacked during 2022-2023—including two killings of journalists, 62 instances of...
News
Abducted Minor Hindu Girl...
A 15-year-old Hindu girl named Krishma Ramesh, who was allegedly abducted by a man, and forcibly converted to Islam...
News
Imran Khan Court Hearing:...
The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) has restricted live coverage of events outside the Islamabad Judicial Complex, where...
Latest articles
Human Rights
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Human Rights
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Extremism watch
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Opinion
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