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Rida Hosain
Rida Hosain

The writer is a lawyer

  • November 05, 2023

    Justice or discipline?

    Representational image. —Unsplash. In 1967, during the tenure of field marshal Ayub Khan, the scope of military courts was extended to civilians....

  • September 02, 2023

    What rule of order?

    An unelected prime minister while speaking to a delegation of Ivy League students claimed, “social order can never be compromised for rule of...

  • June 17, 2023

    A victim’s perspective

    ‘Was it an act of a sexual nature?’ is a central question in any workplace harassment claim. If the answer was no, it previously did not...

  • February 25, 2022

    Buying your path to freedom

    “I can’t believe they can get away with this. I’m toast, right? They’re going to drag me into this prison’s courtyard and stone me to...

  • January 10, 2022

    Big Tech and censorship

    “Every citizen shall have the right to freedom of speech and expression, and there shall be freedom of the press…” reads Article 19 of the...

  • July 31, 2021

    The perfect victim

    “I wanted to take the idea of a ‘perfect victim’ and tear it to shreds. Too often, society will only feel sorry for victims of rape if they...

  • November 25, 2020

    To the streets

    The majority of general elections in Pakistan have been mired in controversy, and our electoral history has been tarnished by allegations of rigging...

  • September 15, 2020

    Time is up

    The last week has been difficult for all women in Pakistan. It has reinforced what we already knew deep down, that we are alone and even those whose...

  • May 29, 2020

    Reframe the narrative

    The events of May 22, 2020 will be indelibly imprinted upon the nation’s consciousness – a devastating tragedy in already tragic times.The...