Thursday, November 12, 2026

Hassan Javid

The writer was previously an Associate Professor of Sociology at the Lahore University of Management Sciences and is currently based at the University of the Fraser Valley in British Columbia, Canada.

Neither Free, Nor Fair: The 2024 Elections in Pakistan

This article is part of Dissent Today’s special series on Pakistan’s general elections. Follow the series here.  Any comment on the upcoming elections in Pakistan must begin with an unequivocal acknowledgement that these polls are going to be neither free nor fair. For months, the military establishment...

Democratizing Pakistan: It’s Not Just About Holding Elections

This article is part of a series titled "Is there a way forward for Pakistan?". Read more about the series here. Is a script that is all too familiar in Pakistan: an elected Prime Minister is ousted under dubious circumstances and is replaced by a...

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Reporters Without Borders Fears...

Global media watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has expressed fears that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf-supporting anchorperson Imran Riaz Khan, whose whereabouts...

Leader Of Gwadar Protest...

Leader of the Gwadar protest movement, Haq Do Tehreek (HDT), Maulana Hidayat Ur Rehman has been in Balochistan jail...

Baloch Poet Allegedly Abducted...

Quetta: Baloch poet Khawaja Muzamil Qambarani was allegedly abducted from his residence in Quetta. According to his family members, Qambarani...

Karachi Court Returns Abducted...

A court in Karachi handed over the custody of an underage Hindu girl, who was allegedly abducted by a...

Human Rights Commission of...

The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed concerns over a law seeking stricter punishment for ‘ridiculing and...

Eight Churches Burnt to...

At least eight churches were burnt down by an enraged mob in the Jaranwala tehsil of Faisalabad over accusations...

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