by Syed Sheheryar Raza Zaidi in Dawn, August 29th, 2023The writer is a lawyer.AMONG the many existential crises Pakistan faces, the plight of its minorities and the downtrodden seems to be the least of the state’s worries. In all the perceived concern for Pakistan’s economic plight and the fundamentals of its Constitution, the people of Pakistan — that is, its constituents — have been left at the mercy of mobs, religious fanatics and feudal lords.…
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report in The Daily Star, June 25, 2023The number of minority population has not reduced by half under the Awami League-led government, but the policies leading towards a decline in minority population continues under this government, said Rana Dasgupta, general secretary of Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Oikya Parishad, yesterday. He made the remark refuting the claim made by six Congressmembers in a letter to the US president that the Hindu population has been halved since…
report in The News, Dec 23, 2022BANNU: The rising incidents of terrorism and the deteriorating law and order situation have caused fear and panic among the people in the Bannu region and the adjoining districts. The residents have started feeling a sense of insecurity owing to rising incidents of terrorism, target killing and attacks on police and other law enforcement agencies. Routine life has come to a standstill and businesses are affected due to market…