Repression of minority Ahmadiyya witnesses surge in 2025
By Rahmatullah Achakzai The persecution of the Ahmadiyya community, a religious minority in Pakistan, has seen a surge in 2025....
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Militarization and the Rise of Militancy in Balochistan
ADN Human rights activist Abdullah Abbas, now living in exile in Germany due to persecution by the Pakistani military, has...
Pakistan’s Power and Energy Crisis: Chronic Outages, Rising Costs, and a Dark Future
By Nasir Khattak In early January 2025, a nerve-breaking power outage in northern Pakistan sparked a week-long protest that shut down a...
CPEC Without Consent: Baloch Voices Against Displacement and Militarization
ADN In Gwadar, once a tranquil fishing hub and now the epicenter of a geopolitical mega-project, the grand promises of...
Exploited and Excluded: Gwadar Port Profits Sideline Balochistan Amid CPEC Expansion
By Nasir Khattak In an embarrassing development for Pakistan and China, the Gwadar Port Authority (GPA) has formally informed the Balochistan...
False Compliance: How Pakistan Exploited the FATF Exit
By Nasir Khattak The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the global watchdog for combating money laundering and terror financing, has...
Advocacy in Exile: The Story of Hope and Justice in Balochistan
Abdullah Abbas speaks with calm determination. His voice is steady, each word carrying the weight of years of struggle—and the...
Pakistani Army Chief Asim Munir Blamed for Kashmir Attack
By Kadeem Baloch Pakistani Army Chief General Asim Munir has been under severe criticism from all quarters as many believed...
Faith Under Fire: The Rising Toll of Blasphemy Allegations
By Fatima Chaudhary In its recently released State of Human Rights in 2024 report, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan...
Afghanistan and the Fallout of Regional Proxy Conflicts
By Nasir Khattak For decades, Pakistan pursued a risky strategy—weaponizing extremist and terror groups as tools of foreign policy. From the rugged tribal...
