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State influence sees the Ahmadi community under siege in Pakistan

  • Dr Laila Bushra,

The persecution of the Ahmadi community is rooted in the integration of Islamist groups and ideology into Pakistan’s institutions.

Discrimination against non-Muslims in Pakistan will not end unless their rights are enforced

  • A/Prof Ayra Indrias Patras,

Equality for all is supposed to be guaranteed by the Constitution, but making this reality requires significant change at many levels.

Elections 2024, hybrid regimes and the future of democracy in Pakistan

  • Dr Nadeem Malik,

The military’s actions have led to the most severe political crisis since 2018 and the future of democracy seems bleak.

Exclusion, mistrust and coercion: Religious minorities and Islamic nationhood in Pakistan

  • Dr Imran Ahmed,

Mapping theological tolerance of unbelief, heterodoxy and orthodoxy in Pakistan remains the subject of intense political contestation.

Islamic challenges to Pakistan’s transgender rights law

  • Professor Jeffrey A. Redding,

Pakistan broke ground in 2018 with its legislation of a transgender rights law. But how has the situation unfolded since then?

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