Five more prisoners of conscience freed today
Of the total 14 political prisoners, 10 have been so far freed in three phases. AWP leader Baba Jan, Iftikhar
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Politics
Elections in Gilgit-Baltistan on Nov 15
General elections for the Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly (GBLA) will be held on November 15, according to a summary moved by the government and approved by President Arif Alvi. The notification comes amid a plethora of rumours in power corridors on the constitutional status of the disputed region triggering a debate in mainstream and social media.
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State sovereignty and international law
by Dr Ishtiaq Ahmed Contemporary states are territorial entities whom international law invests with sovereign rights over their recognized territory
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After Hoodbhoy, FCC sacks another progressive teacher
Herald Report Islamabad: The Forman Christain College has sacked another young progressive teacher within a week after reducing contract of
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Remembering Antonio Gramsci
By Lorenzo Alfano Antonio Gramsci died on April 27, 1937, after eleven years in fascist prisons. We remember his revolutionary life
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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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Judicial murder of Bhutto
Today is the 41st anniversary of the hanging of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, the first elected Prime Minister of Pakistan By Waseem
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Youth alliance formed to struggle for better transport service for GB
Nine youth and student bodies form an alliance and prepare a charter od demand for provision of better transport service
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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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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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Call for greater Pak-Azerbaijan cooperation to highlight Nagorno-Karabakh, Kashmir issues
Azeri Ambassador Ali Alizada addressing a seminar on Together for Peace and Humanity. End to Ethnic and genocide jointly by
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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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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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A black law
Sedition seems to be the ‘crime’ of the times — even as the demand for the state to respect fundamental
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Arrests of bright young minds draw massive reaction
Politicians, rights defenders, academics, researchers, economists, students of internationally reputed universities, strongly react on the arbitrary arrests and express solidarity
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