Shaista Sindhu

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Case against Sedition: Why a colonial-era law should go?

News & Current Affairs Shaista Sindhu - February 8, 2020 0

The sedition law, section 124-A of the Pakistan Penal Code, that is being used by the PTI government against both students as well as...

The Day of the Endangered Lawyer

News & Current Affairs Shaista Sindhu - January 26, 2020 0

A few days before the Day of the Endangered Lawyer, the Islamabad Bar Association issued a notification that made it mandatory for lawyers...

Conflict of Interest: Imran Khan, Davos, & Businessman Ikram Sehgal

News & Current Affairs Shaista Sindhu - January 24, 2020 0

While attending World Economic Forum (WEF), at Davos in January 2020, Prime Minister Imran Khan stated that his stay had been sponsored...

HRCP: Where is the sovereignty of Pakistan’s citizens?

News & Current Affairs Shaista Sindhu - January 15, 2020 0

If Pakistan seeks to make progress towards becoming a democracy, one of the key issues that need to be tackled are its human rights...

Pakistan’s Politicians Vote to Recognize ‘Divine Right’ of Army Chiefs

News & Current Affairs Shaista Sindhu - January 7, 2020 0

On Tuesday, January 7, 2020, the National Assembly of Pakistan approved a bill granting legal cover to a three-year extension in service to current Chief...

General Bajwa’s Extension Drama Continues

News & Current Affairs Shaista Sindhu - January 2, 2020 0

In the midst of economic crises and international turmoil, Army Chief General Bajwa’s extension continues to occupy primetime on Pakistani...

‘Remembering Benazir Bhutto’s Legacy on the Day she was Assassinated’

News & Current Affairs Shaista Sindhu - December 27, 2019 0

12 years ago on December 27, 2019, Ms Benazir Bhutto, twice elected Prime Minister of Pakistan, the first woman head...

‘Pakistan Army Defends its Former Chief after Conviction for Treason’

News & Current Affairs Shaista Sindhu - December 20, 2019 0

The announcement of the special anti-terrorism court verdict sentencing former military dictator Pervez Musharraf to death in absentia on treason charges has...

When Bigots wont let an official mention Ahmadis as Pakistanis whose rights should be respected!

News & Current Affairs Shaista Sindhu - December 14, 2019 0

On December 12, the Assistant Commissioner of Attock, Jannat Hussain Nekokara, was forced to apologize for comments in support of...

‘Afghanistan Papers Suggest US Made Mistake in Trusting Musharraf & Pakistan’

News & Current Affairs Shaista Sindhu - December 11, 2019 0

On December 9th, the Washington Post published ‘The Afghanistan Papers’ a “confidential trove of government documents” that were “generated by a federal project examining the...

Pakistan’s Students Rise up in Protest

News & Current Affairs Shaista Sindhu - December 1, 2019 0

Pakistan has a young population with over 65 % of its population under the age of 25 years. On Friday November 29th, many of...

‘SC’s Conditional Verdict Further Embarrasses Gen Bajwa’

News & Current Affairs Shaista Sindhu - November 29, 2019 0

On November 28, 2019, the Supreme Court of Pakistan delivered an order announcing that Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa will remain the Chief...

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Imran Khan’s Lack of Empathy Highlights Hazaras’ Plight

News & Current Affairs Zahid Khan - January 15, 2021 0

The recent killing of 10 Shia Hazara miners and the lack of sympathy expressed by Pakistan’s prime minister is not just sad, it is...

Denial and Lies Will Not Fix Pakistan’s Battered Economy

News & Current Affairs Usman Ali Siddiqi - January 13, 2021 0

Pakistan’s economy has often faced crises but for the last 2.5 years, ever since Prime Minister Imran Khan’s PTI led government came to power,...

ISIS Kills More Shias in Pakistan But What is Govt. Doing to Stop it?

News & Current Affairs Shaista Sindhu - January 11, 2021 0

The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for an attack on Sunday January 3 targeting Shia Hazara miners in Mach coal field, 100 miles from...

Islamabad Cannot Be a Haven While the Rest of Pakistan Suffers

News & Current Affairs Omar Derawal - January 9, 2021 0

Abductions, kidnapping and disappearances are the norm in Pakistan. This week, however, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) expressed concern over the "deteriorating law and...

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