Asfand Yar Warraich

Like most other liberties, the right to religious freedom is a two-way street. Updated 19 Jul, 2021 10:36am

Our bail regime is antiquated, anti-poor and built on questionable foundations. Published 27 May, 2021 06:46am

The harsh truth is that our media operates in a dangerously negotiated space. Published 29 Apr, 2021 06:48am

It is time for course correction; the state must develop a counter-narrative. Updated 29 Mar, 2021 08:38am

The process is far more complicated if you are a Muslim woman. Updated 19 Mar, 2021 08:35am

The judiciary is accountable to no one other than themselves and a free press remains the only bulwark against its excesses. Updated 15 Feb, 2021 08:09am

There are many state actors who must shoulder the blame for their present condition. Updated 18 Jan, 2021 08:23am

If we have come to the point of venerating premeditated murder, where are we truly heading? Updated 15 Nov, 2020 08:06am

One thing that stands out is the brazen attempt to create a bizarre and novel offence altogether. Published 12 Oct, 2020 07:41am

Why should she be compelled to knock on the doors of her children, with nowhere to turn to? Published 12 Sep, 2020 07:01am

It is time to reimagine our conception of honour that is based on centuries-old ideas. Updated 25 Sep, 2017 09:59am

Panchayats and jirgas have acquired a great degree of notoriety for subjecting women to unchecked exploitation Published 07 Aug, 2017 02:30am

We are not torture abolitionists, as we fervently proclaim, but closeted torture apologists. Published 15 Jul, 2017 03:44am

Can trees and rivers be accorded legal rights? Updated 14 May, 2017 01:32am

Can this case be a springboard for institutional reform? Updated 28 Apr, 2017 02:00am

Evidently, the state has yet to comprehend the magnitude of our environmental concerns. Published 04 Mar, 2017 01:34am

The lack of grass-roots advocacy has rendered human rights an academic, rather than a political, pursuit. Published 12 Dec, 2016 01:57am

We must reconfigure our idea of justice. Published 04 Sep, 2016 04:01am

We are villainising our minorities, glorifying our wars and subverting logic on its head — and to what end? Updated 27 Jun, 2016 07:21am