Yasmeen Aftab Ali

Yasmeen Aftab Ali

The writer is a lawyer, academic and political analyst. She has authored a book titled ‘A Comparative Analysis of Media & Media Laws in Pakistan.’ She can be contacted at: [email protected] and tweets at @yasmeen_9.

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The darker side of Zainab’s caseColumns

The darker side of Zainab’s case

And some important, yet unanswered, questionsIf the news of a Zainab’s abduction, rape and murder was not shocking enough, there emerges greater dark side of the case that daily shocks the n

Jan 30, 2018
Will Zainab become just another statistic?Columns

Will Zainab become just another statistic?

Where will the buck stop?In last three years, over 700 cases were reported on child rapes and murders from Kasur alone. Over 700. That’s a large number for a small town. 2015 was the worst y

Jan 16, 2018
Are the liberals in Pakistan pseudo?Columns

Are the liberals in Pakistan pseudo?

The space for liberals has not shrunkThe concept of liberalism bases itself on a few key points. Though liberals believe in individual liberty, they agree that a government must be in place to

Dec 19, 2017
The controversial Seed Amendment Bill 2015Columns

The controversial Seed Amendment Bill 2015

Another gaffe in the Parliament’s capThis bill just passed allows importing and commercialising Genetically Modified crops in Pakistan, dubbed the GM crops. The procedure requires grafting c

Dec 12, 2017
Pakistan Tehreek-e-TalibanColumns

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Taliban

Where does the support come from?Last week, Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan accepted the responsibility for the attack on complex for agricultural research in Peshawar that led to death of nine stud

Dec 5, 2017
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Continuing the proxy war in Yemen

Saudi Arab’s opposition to HouthisYemen is the battleground for Saudi Arab and Iran each wanting to establish the supremacy of their sect of Islam supported by other nations -- US for on

Nov 14, 2017
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