Wednesday, November 11, 2026

Mohammad Taqi

The writer is a Pakistani-American columnist and commentator. He tweets @mazdaki.

Here’s Why The Results Of Today’s Elections Are Totally Irrelevant

This article is part of Dissent Today’s special series on Pakistan’s general elections. Follow the series here.  On Tuesday January 30, 1962, Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy, a former Prime Minister of Pakistan, was arrested from his Karachi residence on ambiguous charges of anti-state activities, under the Security...

To Bring Pakistan Back From The Brink, Military Must Put Its...

This article is part of a series titled “Is There A Way Forward For Pakistan?”. Read more about the series here.   Pakistan stands not just on the brink of an economic disaster today but also faces an imminent meltdown of its state institutions. With each...

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Abducted Minor Hindu Girl...

A 15-year-old Hindu girl named Krishma Ramesh, who was allegedly abducted by a man, and forcibly converted to Islam...

Extremist Anti-Shia Cleric Attends...

Chief of Army Staff General Asim Munir held a meeting with clerics at the General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi...

Major Civil Society Groups...

Major civil society organizations in Pakistan have called for the dismissal of unjustified charges against political, labor, and human...

PTI Worker Died In...

Punjab Inspector General of Police (IGP) Dr Usman Anwar has rejected allegations leveled by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) that the...

PTI’s Ambiguous Rhetoric on...

This reporting was supported by the International Women’s Media Foundation’s Lauren Brown Fellowship. Islamabad - Shafiullah Jan, special assistant to...

PPP Leader Says PECA...

ISLAMABAD: The Prevention of Electronic Crimes (Amendment) bill passed by Pakistan's National Assembly has been criticized by human rights...

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