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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Pakistan’s intolerant social media

And verbal diarrhoea one has to face every day Intolerance is becoming a national hallmark. I am not talking of religious intolerance only, which is what springs to mind with this word. I speak o

Feb 15, 2016
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Local Government Elections 2015

Why they are so important Decentralisation of administrative and financial responsibilities to the grassroots levels is crucial to the concept of good governance. The candidates chosen to the s

Sep 14, 2015
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Why hate transgenders…

…when they can become valuable members of our society I have often wondered why it is that generally there is hatred for ‘transgenders’ in Pakistan. The term means different things to diffe

Dec 29, 2014
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India and Kashmir’s special status

Hindutva reigns supreme One of the first steps BJP is taking after Modi’s swearing in ceremony (if you ignore the telling off given to PM Nawaz that India expected steps taken against “terr

Jun 2, 2014
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Roadmap of talks with Taliban

Militant outfits must shun terrorism for good   Here it is: the first talk between the newly formed committee of the government and the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan took place a few days ago.<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2014/03/31/roadmap-of-talks-with-taliban/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Mar 31, 2014
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