Custodial Deaths and Torture: The Grim Reality in Pakistan
By Fatima Chaudhary It has been a year since a young Pakistani man died from police torture in the Swat...
PTM’s Campaign Against Systematic Oppression
By Kadeem Baloch The Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM) recently held a significant gathering in Miranshah, North Waziristan, to protest against...
Afghanistan’s Brain Drain: Educated Elite Flee Taliban Rule
By Ilhamuddin Afghan The Taliban's resurgence in Afghanistan has triggered a significant exodus of its citizens, with many seeking safety...
Ahmadis in Pakistan Have no Eid to Celebrate
By Fatima Chaudhary When it comes to Ahmadis, Pakistan forgets its leit motif–a nation for Muslims. Ahmadis are Muslims but...
Do the Taliban Have an Alternative?
By Shahmahmood Miakhel Some people, whether consciously or unconsciously, believe that the Taliban have no alternative and that their rule...
Will the UN Stand Firm on Afghan Women’s Rights in the Upcoming Doha Meeting?
By Nazila Jamshidi After the second Doha meeting on February 18th and 19th in Qatar, the United Nations (UN) will...
Press Freedom in Pakistan Under Siege: A Grim Outlook for Journalists
By Fatima Chaudhary On June 19, reporters in Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province took to the streets in protest, following...
Afghanistan, the Taliban, IS and a Simmering Struggle
By Ilhamuddin Afghan Since the Taliban return to power in Afghanistan in August 2021 a formidable challenge has emerged in...
Christians, Other Minorities Face Acute Crisis in Pakistan’s Punjab
By Fatima Chaudhary Sunni extremists and their supporters are hunting Christians in Pakistan, again, marking Pakistan’s failure to protect minorities...
Enforcing Beards, Eroding Rights: Taliban Edicts Generate Backlash in Afghanistan
By Ilhamuddin Afghan In Afghanistan, the Taliban's moral police, headed by their Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and the...