Sanchita Bhattacharya

Imran’s arrest will increase political tensions in Pakistan

May 12, 2023

On 9 May, Imran Khan, Pakistan’s former prime minister, was arrested and dragged from the Islamabad High Court, by Pakistan Rangers, as he appeared to face charges in multiple graft cases. The arrest comes a day after the Pakistan army accused him of levelling baseless allegations against Major General Faisal...

Atrocities on non-Muslim minorities in Pakistan

April 11, 2023

The past few weeks have been awful for people belonging to religious minority communities in Pakistan, as three brutal murders have occurred; two in Peshawar, the troubled province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s capital city and one in Hyderabad, Sindh. A Sikh shopkeeper, Dayal Singh, was shot dead by an unidentified assailant...

How Pakistan keeps using ‘blasphemy’ to target sects

February 22, 2023

In a well-orchestrated mode, a mob entered and barged into the main gate of Warburton Police Station in Nankana Sahib district of Pakistan, and dragged Waris Issa, a Christian man, accused of blasphemy. This horrid incident happened on 11 February in broad day light. According to reports, the victim was...