Bahawalnagar incident once again shows we have lived under an occupation for past 75 years. Our constitution, our institutions, our territory, our memory, all have been conquered. Things won't change unless politicians start refusing to become sandbags for the gangster state.

We are inviting submissions that address the unfolding catastrophe we are witnessing in Gaza. Submissions can take different forms: 2000-3000 word essays, longer articles, poetry or experimental genres which speak to our devastating present. Humanity

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on March 27 we wrote to the Decolonise Warwick Experience Conference team to ask if we could organise an interactive panel on Palestine, to discuss the University's complicity in the ongoing genocide. Our proposal was rejected. A 🧵 (1/n)

Present today along with over 100 lawyers against the brutality and terrorism of Punjab Police Official at ATC, Lahore. Hundreds of police personnel presented Adv Mian Azeem before ATC. The judge as usual in connivance with the Police granted his physical remand. He was also tortured

MQM-P, a faction of the party that was effectively dismantled in an extensive operation led by the Sindh Rangers, that hounded its leadership, sealed its offices, and broke its militant hold, calls for more policing powers for the Rangers across Sindh.👀
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Our investigative piece that delves into how the Indian govt ordered assassinations in Pakistan as part of a wider strategy to eliminate dissidents & alleged terrorists on foreign soil, say intelligence officials. A long read but worth your time theguardian.com/world/2024/apr…

Naziha Syed Ali Kamran Khan Kamran Khan, this is the map I made of all the documented extra judicial killings by Rao Anwar to make way for Bahria Town. Naqeebullah Mehsud was one. This land in deh Langeji and Konkar was NOT a drug haven. Shameful that you don’t bother to read Naziha Syed Ali’s stories and…

Did you know that Pakistan’s blasphemy law (295-C) near perfectly mimics the East India Company’s anti-sedition law? #talkabout295C

Watch and share this important analysis of the violence of this law.

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Really happy this now has an issue number and first 50 downloads are free: how do urbanites navigate insecurity in the #competitive city? #Feminist perspectives, #everyday practices in austerity and #insecurity tandfonline.com/eprint/KRZKJFS…

This needs an immediate suo motu by the Supreme Court. In Shaukat Siddiqui’s case, on behalf of the Islamabad Bar, I had asked the SC to investigate his allegations re intel agencies (either itself or through a Commission). That has now become absolutely imperative.

The same social media the judiciary often seeks to stifle is where letter by judges of the IHC is in circulation & discussion since controlled media won't run news. Mainstreamers who seek to distance themselves from vloggers would do well to remember own ousters & YouTube debuts

Security situation in Pakistan getting very grim. Two big attacks on PakMil in Balochistan in just under a week. And today, attack being reported on the Chinese in northern Pakistan.

In my nearly 20 years in the news industry, this is the toughest piece I've ever worked on. You keep reading about food aid being restricted, but how bad is it really?

Maram Humaid and Abdelhakim Abu Riash in Gaza are incredible, brave journalists.

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Only thing I have to say about Aitchison College is that on its premises there is a separate school for kids of the custodial staff who watch rich boys playing football and riding horses and doing parades, and then these kids are brought in on sports day for a separate race for…

On PTA's obfuscation & disinformation re the ban on X. Amid calls for more regulation of 'fake news' & 'lies' on social media, what of the blatant lies peddled by govt functionaries & the violation of court orders & rights? There must be accountability.
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