Sociologist Samina Luthfa talks about how women have been caught between an interim government failing to protect them and rising Islamist conservatism targeting their freedoms
Ayesha Jalal on Pakistan’s 27th constitutional amendment and how former prime minister Imran Khan was used by the military to undermine democratic momentum
The political commentator says the change only further solidifies the long-standing military authoritarianism and manipulation of the judiciary in Pakistan
The transparency activist talks about the Election Commission’s partisan behaviour and allegations of it enabling voter fraud leading to questions of legitimacy of elections and governments
The sports journalist discusses the lazy marketing of ICC Women’s World Cup, pay disparities between men and women cricketers and the change to the game in recent years
The journalist discusses how the government has pushed through a law with vague and broad language that can allow the persecution of critical media outlets
Documentary filmmaker Anand Patwardhan discusses his 1992 film that captured the first attack on the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya and why it is still relevant more than 30 years later
