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March 6, 2021May 16, 2021 thehighasia

Political parties, lawyers support PFUJ long march

Political parties and lawyers have expressed their resolve to fight for the freedom of the press, expression guaranteed in the Constitution. They called for an end to muffling of the freedom of media and expression, repressive censorship, press advice, retrenchments of journalists and media workers, payment of salaries, the abolition of the unjust and discriminatory advertisement policy of the federal government and implementation of the 8th Wage Board Award.

February 17, 2021May 16, 2021 thehighasia

Dictators isolated key ingredients of democratic struggle: Rabbani

Senator Raza Rabbani says, dictatorships of Ayub Khan and Ziaul Haq had deliberately isolated key ingredients of the democratic struggle, including students, labour and intellectuals. Although Benazir Bhutto had attempted to restore student unions in 1988, ‘the overarching state structure to which all political governments were, and continue to be, held hostage’ had prevented these efforts from materialising.

September 24, 2020August 20, 2022 thehighasia

A case for participatory governance in G-B

By Ghulam Amin Beg The old Indian narrative on Jammu and Kashmir of a democratic dispensation, constitutionally guaranteed local autonomy

July 9, 2020April 23, 2023 thehighasia

10th NFC Award and its challenges

By Wajidul Islam The National Finance Commission (NFC) is a resource-sharing mechanism between the federal government and federating units. It

July 9, 2020January 24, 2025 thehighasia

GBLA polls 2020

by Sajjad Ahmad GILGIT-BALTISTAN will hold elections on Aug 18, 2020, for the Legislative Assembly’s 24 constituencies. The government’s five-year

June 25, 2020May 16, 2021 thehighasia

CJP takes notice of video clip threatening Justice Isa

Pakistan’s top judge takes notice of a video clip containing derogatory, and scandalous language against Justice Qazi Faez Isa and politicians. In the viral video, a man identified as Agha Iftikharuddin Mirza can be seen giving threats to the Supreme Court judge.