Thursday, May 8, 2025

Zohra Yusuf and Ailia Zehra

Zohra Yusuf is a council member of HRCP and the Consulting Editor of Dissent Today. Ailia Zehra is a journalist and the Founding Editor of Dissent Today.

How Pakistan’s Peripheries Dissented in 2024

In 2024, democracy in Pakistan suffered setbacks on many fronts. Among these setbacks was the state’s denial — through heavy-handed and violent means — to the right to peaceful assembly by citizens protesting against various forms of rights violation. The pattern for intolerance of dissent...

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Eight Churches Burnt to...

At least eight churches were burnt down by an enraged mob in the Jaranwala tehsil of Faisalabad over accusations...

MNA Mohsin Dawar’s Amendment...

North Waziristan Member National Assembly Mohsin Dawar's amendment to the unanimously-passed National Assembly bill limiting the chief justice of...

Lashkar-e-Jhangvi And Taliban Planning...

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has submitted a report to Supreme Court, saying that terror outfits Lashkr-e-Jhangvi (LeJ)...

9-year-old Disabled Child Raped,...

In a second such incident reported this month, a nine-year-old disabled child was found raped and murdered in Karachi's...

Hindu Doctor Killed At...

A 60-year-old Hindu doctor was killed by his driver at his residence in Citizen Colony, Hyderabad. Driver Hanif Leghari mudered...

Minor Hindu Girl Abducted...

A minor Hindu girl, identified as Krishma Ramesh, was allegedly abducted from Naukot, Sindh, and was forcibly converted to...

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