Waiting to be rescued?

By Omar Farooque,on January 21st,2013

Tahirul Qadri’s Long March has ended and it is not immediately clear whether it was with a fizzle or a bang. Last week saw days of high drama as Qadri and his supporters camped outside parliament and the Supreme Court ordered the prime minister’s arrest.

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Burma’s forgotten children

By Tina McCloughy,on January 17th,2012

Things are moving fast with Burma. Today it was reported that 651 high-ranking political dissidents had been released by the Burmese government,a move that comes after the government struck a rare ceasefire with the ethnic minority group,the Karen,after 60 years of civil war.

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Asma Jahangir urges civilians to challenge army

By Omar Farooque,on June 22nd,2011

Pakistan’s civilian leaders should capitalise on public anger with the military and try to ease its grip on power,a leading human rights activist and lawyer said on Tuesday.

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