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Fears Deepen About Pakistan’s Fragile Democracy
76 years after independence as a democratic state, and as the country approaches its next general elections, there are many who worry that Pakistan’s...
Pakistan Human Rights Commission Demands Free, Fair Election, which Remains Unlikely
As Pakistan moves towards the general elections in January 2024, it is important that these elections are free and fair, and all political parties...
Arab Countries Ignore Pakistan Amidst Its Poly-Crisis
For decades Pakistan has argued that it is part of the Greater Middle East not South Asia – as being part of the former...
No End in Sight to Pakistan Corruption
As we approach election season in Pakistan, once again the issue of corruption is back in the news. Pakistan, like other developing countries, ranks...
Establishment Creates New Parties, New Narrative to Keep Pakistan Stuck in Old Ways
As Pakistan approaches the new election season, with the announcement that elections may be held in end of January 2024, there is a likelihood...
Politics stops Pakistan from Dealing with its Economic Crisis
Pakistan’s economic crisis continues, even if the attention has been diverted to politics. There is no real attempt to resolve the decades-old structural economic...
Pakistan’s Marginalized Groups Need Empowerment – Human Rights Groups
Pakistan will soon have elections, but it is unlikely that all of Pakistan’s marginalized groups will be able to really and truly participate in...
Government denies Human rights group Permission to Hold Peaceful Demonstration
Pakistan was founded as a country that would safeguard the rights of the Muslim minority in the Indian subcontinent. Over decades, however, the country...
Human Rights Group warns: Dire need for Governance & Accountability
The primary duty of every government is to ensure there is governance and accountability. Unfortunately, local, provincial, and federal governments in Pakistan have rarely...
Pakistan’s Judiciary: Mired in Politics, Unable to Dispense Justice
The health of a democracy is based on the strength of its institutions – legislature, executive, and judiciary. The independence of Pakistan’s judiciary has...
Pakistan’s Education Crisis: Poor Education, Poor Human Capital
Any country’s potential is always centered around its human capital and unfortunately, Pakistan’s leaders have rarely invested in Pakistan’s human capital. Instead of investing...
Pakistan’s Election Commission Looks for Excuses to Put Off Elections
Pakistan’s electoral system has become a farce with the powers that be finding newer and newer excuses to delay elections and keeping a caretaker...
Pakistan Human Rights Advocates Say Uncertainty About Elections Must End
Pakistan continues to face uncertainty about when, and if, general elections will be held in the country. Such uncertainty and continued repression by the...
Can Pakistan Hold a Credible Election, Deemed Legitimate by Most?
Pakistan has a long history of elections that were rigged, either overtly or covertly, and therefore lacked legitimacy in the eyes of many Pakistanis....
Pakistan’s Reality is Far From its Constitutional Ideals
In its 77th year of Independence, it is time that Pakistan lives up to the ideals of its founders and its own Constitution.
At a...
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