The author is a political analyst and media development specialist. He can be reached at adrehmat@gmail.com.
As the country creeps towards the next election next year, a historical lack of confidence in procedural democracy is back to haunt Pakistan again
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Recent political changes are likely to shape up a new playbook that will determine a newer national political course in the run up to elections next...
The project of militarised nation building that has been edging out politics continues. The ‘Dawn Leaks’ controversy defines this reality neatly
The romance of the Lawyers’ Movement soured not too late after Chaudhry was back in the saddle
Will the case against Bol TV by Pemra in the Supreme Court settle how to treat hate speech inciting violence as well as allow dissent that doesn’t...
Social media in Pakistani digital spaces, is the new mainstream media for the purposes of enforcement of offline regimen of national security...
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The consequences for the media have come in the form of increased censorship and heightened intolerance for dissent
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