Zohra Yusuf
The writer is a Pakistani journalist and human rights defender. She is the former Chairperson of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), and is currently its council member.
Opinion
Why Pakistan’s Establishment Is Afraid of Social Media
Social media platforms, X in particular, are often demonized for spreading “fake news,” but what the harsh criticism of social media and the demands for curbs overlook is the reality that in Pakistan, they are often the only platform that give a voice to...
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News
Fact-Check: Imran Khan Issues...
Former prime minister Imran Khan recently claimed that over 80 cases have been registered against him while dismissing them...
News
Death Toll From Kurram...
Pakistan - The number of deaths from the sectarian conflict in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Kurram district has increased, with two more...
Human Rights
Police Destroy Minarets of...
Punjab police demolished the minarets of an Ahmadi place of worship in Jhelum following a campaign in the area...
Human Rights
Rights Groups Sound Alarm...
Afghanistan's Supreme Court announced on Friday the public execution of four men, marking the largest number of executions in...
News
Woman’s Body Parts Stuffed...
Police have recovered the body parts of an unidentified woman from the bank of Leh Nullah, Rawalpindi. According to the...
News
List Of Non-Military Properties...
Since the arrest of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Tuesday over corruption charges, the party's supporters have...
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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...
Opinion
How Imaan-Hadi Conviction Marks the Death of Fair Trial in Pakistan
Last week, a trial court in Islamabad convicted human rights lawyers Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir...
Commentary
PTI’s Ambiguous Rhetoric on Taliban Is Dangerous for Pakistan’s Counter-Extremism Efforts
This reporting was supported by the International Women’s Media Foundation’s Lauren Brown Fellowship. Islamabad -...
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How My Daughter’s Trial Exposes Pakistan’s Assault on Human Rights
My daughter, a human rights lawyer, and her husband are currently on trial in...