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Azwar Shakeel

Azwar Shakeel

The Friday Times

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What went wrong/ right in US election?

W hen election results started pouring in, in 2016, I was an undergraduate student in the US in my sophomore year. On election night, I was surrounded...

24.11.2024 40

The News on Sunday

Azwar Shakeel

PERILOUS PASSAGES OUT OF PAKISTAN

In 2018, Mahmood was an 18-year-old based in Hafizabad [Punjab]. Although he struggled in school, he was good at sports. Because of family pressure,...

01.09.2024 40

Dawn (Magazines)

Azwar Shakeel

Anti-fake news or anti-free speech? The debate over Punjab’s new defamation law

On May 20, the Punjab Assembly passed the Defamation Bill, 2024, with the stated aim to provide “protection from false, misleading and defamatory...

22.05.2024 100

Dawn Prism

Azwar Shakeel

Can Pakistan’s judiciary be truly independent?

Only through a holistic approach can we ensure that justice not only prevails but is seen to prevail.

13.05.2024 100

Dawn Prism

Azwar Shakeel

Human smuggling

THOUGH rampant, human smuggling in Pakistan remains poorly documented. Only when a tragedy occurs does the issue take centre stage. A nationwide...

24.01.2024 100

Dawn

Azwar Shakeel

A closer look: Pakistan’s climate strategy beyond conferences

The devastation that Pakistan faced from the floods in 2022 is still firmly etched in people’s minds. Almost a third of the country was under water....

22.12.2023 40

Dawn Prism

Azwar Shakeel

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