Government Negligence and Unequal Distribution Are Aggravating Crisis in Balochistan
By Kadeem Baloch Balochistan is burning. The recent killing of police personnel and the resulting attack on the alleged militants...
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Growing Punjabi Domination is Leading to a Federal Crisis
Baloch activists have repeatedly accused the state of enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings, resource extraction, and political exclusion. By Fatima Chaudhary The latest...
DW Documentary: Pakistan’s Nuclear Shadow and the Army’s Grip on Power
Pakistan’s nuclear power will remain a source of risk rather than strength. Democracy stays incomplete, and ordinary citizens continue to...
UN Experts Raise Alarm Over Life Sentence of Baloch Human Rights Defender
The Anti‑Terrorism Court in Quetta sentenced Dr. Mahrang Baloch to two life terms after a process marked by serious due‑process...
Beyond Security: Why Chinese Personnel Remain Targets in Pakistan
By Nasir Khattak Chinese nationals working in Pakistan have become among the most consistently targeted foreign personnel in any of...
Life Sentence for Baloch Activist Sparks Outrage Over Pakistan’s Rights Abuses
Women and girls in Balochistan have suffered for years as their male family members were routinely arrested and forcibly disappeared....
Pakistan’s Ahmadiyya Persecution and the Failure of Human Rights Protection
International human rights law does not only require Pakistan to avoid direct discrimination. It also requires the state to protect...
Khar Qamar Seven Years On and the Unresolved Pashtun Rights Crisis
By Shinwari The seventh anniversary of the Khar Qamar incident on 26 May 2019 once again draws attention to one...
Pakistan’s Mediation Myth in US–Iran Conflict
By Rahmatullah Achakzai A recent report, citing anonymous U.S. officials, alleged that Iran moved some military and civilian aircraft, including...
Citizenship Rising for Afghans, Yet Vienna Wait Times Drag On
ADN Austria recorded a sharp rise in naturalizations in the first quarter of 2026, with 6,641 people receiving citizenship —...
