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Pakistan’s Blasphemy Obsession Leads to Sectarianism

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  Pakistan has one of the worst blasphemy laws, a terrible record on minority (ethnic and religious) rights, and a brutal history of sectarian conflict....
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HRCP’s Fact finding mission: Watta Satta takes another victim

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Violence against women and ignorance among women of their constitutional right to life and security is rampant in many parts of Pakistan. An independent...
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Bigotry & Intolerance reign in Islamic Republic!

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Minorities of any hue in Pakistan, have never been safe and always been threatened. Prime Minister Imran Khan has often asserted that Pakistan’s minorities...
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‘Demolition of Hindu homes in Bahawalpur illegal, inhumane,‘ says HRCP

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Pakistan is a 97% Muslim majority country has an extremely small Hindu populace. The Hindu community has faced forced conversion, blasphemy attacks,...
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Pakistan’s Economic woes: Pakistan continues to be nation with begging bowl

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Covid19 has hit every country in the world with developing countries, like Pakistan, amongst the hardest hit. Pakistan’s economic woes predate Covid19 but the country...
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More Tanks than Ventilators expose misplaced Pak establishment priorities

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On March 30, Asfandiyar Mir, a University of Stanford based Post Doctoral fellow, posted these figures on Twitter comparing India...
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Human rights organization cautions against spread of communal violence across South Asia

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February 2020 witnessed the worst anti-Muslim pogroms in India’s capital Delhi after the 2002 anti-Muslim Gujarat riots and the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. The Human...
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Are Pakistani citizens less precious than All Weather Friend China?

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After weeks of obfuscating, and after every country in the world has issued warnings and tried to protect its citizens, Naya Pakistan of Prime...
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HRCP Report on shutting down of minority communities sites of worship

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Pakistan’s track record of protection of its minorities – religious or ethnic – is abysmal. On February 24, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan...
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Life is Getting Harder for Vulnerable Sections of Pakistan Society

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The mark of a society comes from how it treats its most vulnerable. The hari and mazdoor of Sindh are some of...
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‘Is Pakistan Following China’s Lead in Controlling Social Media’

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One week ago, New Pakistan wrote about the repressive new social media regulations that were recently implemented by the government...
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Terrorists have better human rights than average citizens?

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On January 11th, the former spokesman of the Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Ehsanullah Ehsan, escaped from his prison, and made his way to...
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Pakistan’s Minorities Continue to Suffer, Bearing Brunt of Blasphemy Laws

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Pakistan is no country for any minority or for anyone with ideals. The cases of Naqeebullah Mehsud and Junaid Hafeez bring this to the...
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Pakistan Turns to IMF Again, Facing Economic Downslide and a Battered Rupee

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The Pakistani Rupee continues its disastrous downward slide for the last week hitting Rs269.63 for US dollar on Monday, January 30, 2023. Pakistan’s foreign...
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Elites are Only Part of Pakistan’s Deep Rooted Problems

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As Pakistan stares into the default abyss, the media and public attention seems to be focused on blaming the elite for “stealing public resources,...
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Making Peace with India is Key to Pakistan’s Return from the Brink

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Pakistan’s economic and security crises make it even more critical that India and Pakistan need to take steps to resume diplomatic relations. This year’s...
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Pakistan’s Minorities Continue to Suffer, Bearing Brunt of Blasphemy Laws

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Pakistan is no country for any minority or for anyone with ideals. The cases of Naqeebullah Mehsud and Junaid Hafeez bring this to the...
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Pakistan Turns to IMF Again, Facing Economic Downslide and a Battered Rupee

News & Current Affairs Nasir Saeed - 0
The Pakistani Rupee continues its disastrous downward slide for the last week hitting Rs269.63 for US dollar on Monday, January 30, 2023. Pakistan’s foreign...
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Elites are Only Part of Pakistan’s Deep Rooted Problems

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As Pakistan stares into the default abyss, the media and public attention seems to be focused on blaming the elite for “stealing public resources,...
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Making Peace with India is Key to Pakistan’s Return from the Brink

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Pakistan’s economic and security crises make it even more critical that India and Pakistan need to take steps to resume diplomatic relations. This year’s...
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Pakistan’s Minorities Continue to Suffer, Bearing Brunt of Blasphemy Laws

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Pakistan is no country for any minority or for anyone with ideals. The cases of Naqeebullah Mehsud and Junaid Hafeez bring this to the...
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Pakistan Turns to IMF Again, Facing Economic Downslide and a Battered Rupee

News & Current Affairs Nasir Saeed - 0
The Pakistani Rupee continues its disastrous downward slide for the last week hitting Rs269.63 for US dollar on Monday, January 30, 2023. Pakistan’s foreign...
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Elites are Only Part of Pakistan’s Deep Rooted Problems

News & Current Affairs Shaista Sindhu - 0
As Pakistan stares into the default abyss, the media and public attention seems to be focused on blaming the elite for “stealing public resources,...
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Making Peace with India is Key to Pakistan’s Return from the Brink

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Pakistan’s economic and security crises make it even more critical that India and Pakistan need to take steps to resume diplomatic relations. This year’s...
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