Pakistan

Rebuilding a dream

Editorial Published August 14, 2024 dawn.com INDEPENDENCE Day celebrations today for millions of this country’s citizens will be tempered by the harsh realities of life in modern Pakistan, foremost of which are economic stagnation, political polarisation and resurgent militancy and extremism. Though we have lurched from crisis to crisis ever since independence, […]

Minority Rights March 2024: Demonstrators demand equal rights and protection for all citizens

August 12, 2024 By Asad Mumtaz KARACHI Minority groups and civil society activists observed National Minorities Day with a peaceful demonstration at Karachi’s Frere Hall on Sunday, August 11. The demonstration, dubbed the Minority Rights March 2024, aimed to highlight the rights violations faced by religious minorities in Pakistan, including […]

Imran Khan competes with Tony Blair and Boris Johnson to be Oxford chancellor

Unlike the other two former world leaders, the former Pakistan prime minister is contesting the election from prison Imran Khan during an interview in Lahore, Pakistan 17 March, 2023 (Reuters/Akhtar Soomro) By Imran Mulla Published date: 26 July 2024 Imran Khan, Pakistan’s most famous living man, has held multiple prestigious titles throughout his 71-year […]