Improvement without rights is a myth. Until repatriation or citizenship is enforced, stranded Pakistanis remain acknowledged in words, abandoned in life.
By Dr. Rakhshinda Perveen

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Decades Of Neglect: Stateless Urdu-Speaking Pakistanis Stranded In Bangladesh Since 1971 Decades after 1971, Urdu-speaking Pakistanis in Bangladesh remain stateless, marginalised, and politically invisible, while history selectively forgets them

Statelessness does not endure by accident. It survives through silence, selective memory, and policies designed to forget those who chose loyalty.
By Dr. Rakhshinda Perveen

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English seen as gateway to privilege in South Asia, new book argues Is English the only way out of poverty in South Asia? A new book by US-based Pakistani researchers Aamir Hussain and Nadeem Hussain - drawing on data from Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka - argues English unlocks elite circles and global universities. But is it opportunity, or a colonial hangover?

The Mosaic Of Terrorism In Pakistan: Part 6 Ethnic tensions, political violence, and state neglect plunged Sindh into turmoil between 1988 and 1999, leaving lasting scars on Karachi and Hyderabad

Ethnic terrorism, political violence, & state complicity: Karachi’s 1990s nightmare still haunts Pakistan.
By Aamir Zulfiqar Khan

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اِس اِنتظار میں مت رہیں کہ کوئی دُوسرا آپ کو روشن کرے گا۔ یہاں سب کو اپنی پڑی ہے خود کو خود ایسا روشن کیجیے کہ آپ کی روشنی سے دوسروں کی زندگی کے اندھیرے بھی دور ہو سکیں...!

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