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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
As Pakistan gears up for the general elections scheduled for February 8th, a sense of disillusionment and skepticism about the future prevails in the...
The atrocities inflicted on the Baloch people, including the disappearance of Baloch students, human rights activists, educators, professionals, and ordinary working people and tribesmen,...
For decades, Pakistan has been a sanctuary for Afghan refugees, earning international recognition and appreciation for its humanitarian efforts. However, a recent announcement from...
If 99 Indian fishermen incarcerated in Pakistani prisons had been repatriated last month as agreed, Jagdish Mangal might still be alive.
Mangal was among the...
In Pakistan, educational institutions, that are meant to be sanctuaries for learning, growth, and equal opportunities, have become unsafe for women. Recent reports from...
For the past decade, religion has been at the center of former prime minister Imran Khan’s politics. Populist politicians frequently mix religion and politics...
In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), a region of immense historical significance and rich cultural heritage, the shadows of unresolved injustices continue to cast a pall...
Pakistan is currently witnessing a constitutional and political crisis in the country, with 33 civilians being tried in military courts under the Pakistan Army...
Pakistan has been a State Party to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) since 23 June 2010. Unfortunately, however, even in...
Military rule – both overt and covert – has been terrible for Pakistan. Through its mega-sized foundations (Fauji, Shaheen, NLC, etc.) and insatiable greed...
Nearly all nation-states actively try to discourage diversity and the right to be different. No discourse on diversity is allowed in mainstream narratives, and...
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI)’s onslaught on the country’s armed forces installations in response to party chief Imran Khan’s arrest has sparked a fierce debate among...
The actions of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) protesters in the aftermath of Imran Khan’s arrest are aimed at creating chaos and anarchy in the country....
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...
This article is part of a series titled “Is there a way forward for Pakistan?” Read more about the series here.
Pakistan continues to experience deep...
The Senate Committee on Human Rights has irked human rights defenders for substituting the word "transgender" with "khunsa (intersex)" in the Transgender Persons (Protection...
After Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-supporting reporter Siddique Jan's arrest, the party's supporters have been accusing the current ruling coalition government of using excessive force against...
Farmers in the Jhal Magsi district of Balochistan were allegedly baton-charged by the security forces for refusing to surrender their crops to the district...
Seven Shia teachers were shot dead by unknown attackers at a school in the Kurram district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP), with the regional commissioner terming...
