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Two poems on justice – from Sri Lanka
Herat Hami A poem by Wimalaratne Kumaragame (a translation) Herat Hami who lived in Aliya Watunu Wawe*1 Even someone like me was more important…
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UNPACKING THE BLASPHEMY LAWS OF PAKISTAN
Raza Rumi teaches at the Cornell Institute for Public Affairs, USA. He is a policy analyst, journalist and editor of Pakistan’s Daily Times newspaper.…
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Young Pashtuns have shown the mirror to ‘mainstream’ Pakistan
A stage is set up in Islamabad during the protest demanding justice for Naqeebullah Mehsud.— Photo by Shakeel Qarar This past fortnight Pakistan witnessed…
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Mukhtar Mai – Media and Misogyny
My piece for DAWN As if the showering of rose petals on Mumtaz Qadri and the release of a new Urdu book ‘Parwana-i-Shama-i-Risalat’ extolling…
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Mukhtaran Mai: Pakistan betrayed you once again
April 21, 2011 will be remembered as a black day in Pakistan’s history. Not because this was the day when the Supreme Court acquitted…
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Whither rule of law?
State effectiveness, by most definitions, has been waning in Pakistan. The ability of the law enforcement agencies and institutions to deliver services and entitlements…