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Raza Hamdani

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Raza Hamdani is a consultant editor at The Independent and is based in Islamabad. He previously worked for BBC Urdu.

Students are scared to talk to their parents about the harassment
The Longer Read

The problem of sexual harassment in Pakistani schools

CCTV captured what appears to be the moment Matiullah Jan was abducted
Asia

Pakistan journalist found unharmed after being ‘abducted by armed men’

CCTV captured what appears to be the moment Matiullah Jan was abducted
Asia

Pakistan journalist ‘kidnapped’ after criticising Supreme Court judges

Asia

Four arrested over destruction of 1,700 year-old Buddha statue

Controversial Republic TV host Arnab Goswami has a reputation for putting jingoism ahead of journalism
The Longer Read

The Pakistani guests taking on India’s right-wing TV anchors

Demonstrators hold placards during a protest in support of the Islamabad temple's construction on Wednesday 8 July
Asia

Pakistan refers Hindu temple construction to Islamic scholars

India has accused Pakistan's high commission of being a base for espionage
Asia

India asks Pakistan to scale down diplomatic presence in ‘spying’ row

Several incidents of the torture and killing of domestic helpers have been reported in Pakistan recently
Asia

Couple ‘torture and murder 8-year-old maid’ for letting parrots free

India also detained a pigeon in 2015 on similar suspicions over spying
Asia

Pakistani man demands return of ‘spy’ pigeon detained in India

Muhammad Zubair, a survivor of the PK8303 plane crash, sits in a hospital bed as he recovers
Asia

Survivor of Pakistan plane crash tells story of escape from wreckage

Fire brigade staff try to put out fire caused by plane crash in Karachi, Pakistan
Asia

Dozens killed as Airbus jet crashes near Pakistan airport

Despite her achievements, Baig has failed to find a sponsor for an expedition to the top of K2
Long Reads

‘I’ve climbed Everest but I can’t get funding in my own country’

Ahmadiyya is considered heretical by orthodox Muslims
Long Reads

Living as an Ahmadi in Pakistan: ‘Our home was an environment of fear’

Long Reads

Living as an Ahmadi in Pakistan: ‘Our home was an environment of fear’

Ahmadiyya is considered heretical by orthodox Muslims
Protests over Asia Bibi's acquittal showed how toxic the issue of blasphemy really is
Voices

Asia Bibi was innocent, yet still forced out of Pakistan – here's why

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