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A Baloch Mother’s Agonizing Quest To Reunite...
A four-hour journey from Quetta, the capital of Pakistan's restive Balochistan province, to the city of Nushki, takes you through a vast desert painted...
Opinion
Why Pakistan’s Establishment Is Afraid of Social...
Social media platforms, X in particular, are often demonized for spreading “fake news,” but what the harsh criticism of social media and the demands...
Opinion
Here’s Why The 26th Amendment to Pakistan’s...
The recently-passed 26th amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan, under which the Supreme Court's chief justice will now be selected by a parliamentary committee...
News
Historic Peace March in Parachinar Demands End...
As violence in Pakistan's restive border town of Parachinar intensified over the past few days, thousands of citizens took out a historic peace march...
News
Elderly Woman Evicted By Landlord After Son’s...
An elderly woman was evicted by her landlord in the Chakwal city of Pakistan's Punjab province, after her son, who is reportedly mentally unstable,...
Opinion
Ex-Lawmaker Ali Wazir’s Continued Incarceration is Our...
One has lost count of how many times Pakistan’s former lawmaker, Ali Wazir, has been arrested or forcibly disappeared. Even when he was a...
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Pakistan Govt Is Hosting Televangelist Zakir Naik...
Every Pakistani political leader has known that cultivating popular religious icons is how one makes it to the top. Muhammad Ali Jinnah began this...
Human Rights
Banning PTM Sends a Dangerous Message to...
The government of Pakistan's decision to ban the Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM), a social movement that originated from the country's peripheries, sends a troubling...
News
Pakistan Stops Activist Mahrang Baloch From Leaving...
Pakistani activist Mahrang Baloch, a leading human rights defender from the restive Balochistan province, was prevented from boarding a flight to New York where...
Features
‘Self-Censorship Shapes My New Identity’: Exiled Russian...
Russian President Vladimir Putin's onslaught on dissent intensified after his invasion of Ukraine in 2022. This article is part of Dissent Today’s special series...
Opinion
Those Demanding Apologies from the Baloch Need...
There are many events that have contributed to the present crises in Pakistan’s restive Balochistan province, significantly shaping the mindset and attitudes of the...
News
4 Killed As Israel Attacks Aid Convoy...
According to the American Near East Refugee Aid (Anera) group, a convoy transporting medical supplies and fuel to an Emirati hospital in the Gaza...
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Pakistan Telecommunication Authority Encourages Social Media Users...
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), the country's telecommunication regulator, has released a public statement urging users to report "blasphemous" content shared by "atheists and miscreants"...
Human Rights
Pakistan’s Establishment Is Abducting Poets And Plumbers...
Weeks after the recent protests against the rising prices of wheat and electricity in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, several people of Kashmiri origin in various parts...
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Waziristan Judge Reportedly Abducted By Taliban Returns...
Shakirullah Marwat, a district and sessions judge of South Waziristan, Khyber Pakhtnkhwa, who had been kidnapped reportedly by the Taliban on Saturday, was recovered...
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UN Expert Declares Israel’s Actions In Gaza...
A United Nations expert has informed the Human Rights Council that she considers Israel's military actions in Gaza since October 7 to be genocidal...
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Explainer: Why Is Every Election In Pakistan...
This article is part of Dissent Today’s special series on Pakistan’s general elections. Follow the series here. With Pakistan’s general elections just three days away, the...
Election series
Is Imran-Bushra Iddat Case A Feminist Issue?
This article is part of Dissent Today’s special series on Pakistan’s general elections. Follow the series here. The recent sentencing of former Prime Minister Imran Khan...
Election series
Neither Free, Nor Fair: The 2024 Elections...
This article is part of Dissent Today’s special series on Pakistan’s general elections. Follow the series here. Any comment on the upcoming elections in Pakistan must...
Election series
Pakistan Is Violating Its International Obligations By...
This article is part of Dissent Today’s special series on Pakistan’s general elections. Follow the series here. In theory, Pakistan is a federal parliamentary democracy, which...
Election series
Do Pakistan’s Upcoming Elections Hold Any Credibility?
This article is part of Dissent Today's special series on Pakistan's general elections. Follow the series here. As Pakistan prepares for its general elections, the...
News
Baloch Sit-In Against Enforced Disappearance Ends As...
The Baloch activists and heirs of missing persons, who had been protesting against enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings outside Islamabad's National Press Club (NPC)...
Elections 2024
Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari’s Calls For Bringing Civility Back...
Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman and former Foreign Minister, Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, has reiterated the need for an end to the “politics of hatred and...
Human Rights
The Curious Case of The ‘Missing’ Enforced...
On Monday, the Senate Secretariat claimed that the bill seeking to criminalize enforced disappearances was not lost but rather sent back to the National...
Opinion
As Pakistan Heads to the Polls, Sense...
As Pakistan gears up for the general elections scheduled for February 8th, a sense of disillusionment and skepticism about the future prevails in the...
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Abducted Minor Hindu Girl From Sindh Forcibly Married To...
A 15-year-old Hindu girl named Krishma Ramesh, who was allegedly abducted by a man, and forcibly converted to Islam earlier this week, was forcibly...
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Democratizing Pakistan: It’s Not Just About Holding Elections
This article is part of a series titled "Is there a way forward for Pakistan?". Read more about the series here. Is a script that...
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Pakistan: Is there A Way Forward?
The key lesson from the success stories in Asia is sobering and simple: It is the people, stupid! We must invest in people and empower...
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Sikh Man Shot Dead In Lahore
A Sikh man was gunned down by unknown assailants in a drive-by shooting in Lahore’s Nawab Town neighbourhood. The man was identified as 50-year-old Paramjit...
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Police Demolish Minaret of 70-Year-Old Ahmadi Worship Place in Sialkot
The Punjab police demolished the minaret of a 70-year-old Ahmadi worship place in Kot...
Features
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...