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Pakistan: Shrinking Space for Freedom of Speech0
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- November 1, 2019
by Mehrooj Rai 1 November 2019 “If liberty means anything at all it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.” George Orwell Journalists and media persons today are going through one of the most difficult times in the history of Pakistan. The space for media’s freedom, dissent and democracy
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Promises versus Performance0
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- September 25, 2019
by Mehrooj Rai 26 September 2019 Imran Khan came to power on grandiose promises of establishing the rule of law, creating job opportunities, reforming police and civil services, ensuring quality education and healthcare, strengthening institutions, providing good governance and putting the country on track for progress and prosperity. However, the one-year rule of the PTI
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Pakistan: Repressive Attitude of the PTI Government0
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- June 9, 2019
by Mehrooj Rai 9 June 2019 The fiddle of change projecting an autocratic and oppressive approach and violating the rule of law, constitution, human rights, and democratic norms is contradictory to the vibrant dreams that people were shown before the elections last year. The Tabdeeli-sarkar comprising the non-political actors and non-elected actors signifies the government’s
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