Killing the virus and saving the economy
By S. Akbar Zaidi The trade-off being presented of saving lives through a lockdown to eliminate the coronavirus and killing the
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Democracy
Pakistan’s human rights record worrisome: HRCP
Covid-19 pandemic affecting human rights, weakest segments of society invisible and unheard, notes HRCP in its flagship report High Asia
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Polls: SC puts Gilgit-Baltistan govt on notice
Herald Special Correspondent ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s top court on Tuesday put on notice the advocate general and government of Gilgit-Baltistan on
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Imran Khan sidelined by military during coronavirus outbreak
Pakistan prime minister’s halting approach has left a gap for the army to step in and orchestrate policy, says a
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Safeguarding public interest and role of bureaucracy
By Mesum Qasmi Bureaucracy has three major roles to play: maintain social order, implement laws and policies framed by
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GB works minister resigns in protest
Dr Muhammad Iqbal announced his resignation after a scuffle with home depart secretary over easing lockdown Bureau Report
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Bernie Sanders, who reshaped US politics, ends presidential run
The inspirational senator’s youth-led movement pushed for sweeping social change but fell far behind Joe Biden in a bid for
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Hunza state at twilight
History remains the slave of victors only when people internalize the master’s version of history. History can be salvaged, retrieved
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Competing presidential oaths plunge Afghanistan deeper into crisis
Afghanistan has descended into a full-blown political crisis after the two main contenders in a bitterly disputed presidential election —
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Pakistan’s social media rules disastrous for freedom of expression
By Michael Karanicolas Pakistan’s newly published Citizens Protection (Against Online Harm) Rules, 2020 (the Rules) pose a serious danger for free speech in that country.
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Politics of the Left in Pakistan
by Farhatullah Babar The death of comrade Dr Yasrab Tanvir Gondal, popularly known as Lal Khan for his Marxist
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It is time for India and Pakistan to repeal their sedition laws
The laws that were created by the British Raj are still being used to stifle dissent on the Indian subcontinent,
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Leaked report exposes China’s systematic tracking, arrests of Uighurs
A guard tower and barbed wire fences surround an internment facility in the Kunshan Industrial Park which has previously been
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All charges against AWP, PTM activists dropped
IHC wraps up cases against AWP PTM activists, asks government to protect the right to freedom of expression High
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Media, rights watchdogs hit out at government on new social media rules
The coalition of social media tech giants and legal experts have alarmed that the new regulation will curb political dissent,
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