Hiba Akbar (@hibasaurus) 's Twitter Profile
Hiba Akbar

@hibasaurus

One-time lawyer, legal academic at LUMS. Now PhDing.
Tweeting all things human rights, feminism, labour rights, history.

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calendar_today12-12-2022 15:28:01

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Reema Omer (@reema_omer) 's Twitter Profile Photo

1. Developments related to judiciary since Parliament enacted 26th amendment in Oct 2024 confirm fears this was no sincere “reform” to make judges “accountable” Instead, what we see is the most blatant attempt at judicial capture by an insecure regime struggling with legitimacy:

⁧Aurat March Lahore (@auratmarch) 's Twitter Profile Photo

AM Lahore expresses its solidarity with Md. Asif who fought for years for his rights as a worker against the multinational Nestle. As feminists we have always spoken out for dignity of work and stood against capitalist systems that exploit the global South by extracting labor.

AM Lahore expresses its solidarity with Md. Asif who fought for years for his rights as a worker against the multinational Nestle. As feminists we have always spoken out for dignity of work and stood against capitalist systems that exploit the global South by extracting labor.
Ali Usman Qasmi (@au_qasmi) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Famed historian K.K. Aziz was commissioned by Z.A. Bhutto to document the events leading to Bangladesh's creation. His 2000-page manuscript was never published—until now. Read it on the LUMS Digital Archive: archive.lums.edu.pk/kk-aziz-books/ #LUMSDigitalArchive #KKAziz #Bangladesh1971

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Went to the Women's Day rally today. Inspired by all the local groups showing up to show support. Here's a throwback to the everyday women, the working class and migrant and marginalised voices who inspire change in laws and government through sheer perseverance.

Farhatullah Babar (@farhatullahb) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Immediate victims of today's verdict might be PTI workers, but let no one draw satisfaction as victor. In final analysis, every political party, every institution every citizen & the country itself will lose. If victory it is for some, it is no more than a pyrrhic victory

Mirza Waheed (@mirzawaheed) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Really not interested in the displays of “military porn” on both sides. Talk of drones, SAMs, etc. may give some a thrill, but for those living through this, it’s a matter of life and death.

Azad Essa (@azadessa) 's Twitter Profile Photo

For so many Indians, the events at Pahalgam is when history begins. Never mind 500,000 troops occupying Kashmiris. Never mind mass graves, enforced disappearances, torture camps & extra judicial killings. Tourists expect to be safe where residents don’t have any human rights.

Umar Aziz Khan (@umarazizkhan9) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The parents of the kids killed in APS were later on trolled by hypernationalists for asking some pretty valid questions. The Indian lady whose husband was killed in Pehelgam was trolled because she said the incident shouldn’t be used to attack Indian Muslims and Kashmiris (1/2)

AshaBedar (@ashbedar) 's Twitter Profile Photo

If you're a woman in Pakistan and going to be murdered (or raped) please learn in advance to at least be the perfect victim. No tiktok shiktoks or other social mediaing, no boyfriends, no skin showing, no leaving home for a non emergency (esp no late night driving, ok?) Try to

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Your regular reminder that signal free corridors are elitist, promote rash driving and overspeeding, are ill suited to elderly and tired drivers, inhospitable to pedestrians and motorcycle drivers.

Roshan Din Diameri (@rohshan_din) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I'm sitting by the Indus, where 60,000 ancient rock carvings will vanish under the Diamer Basha Dam. This is the world’s largest collection of petroglyphs—but the state has no interest, no preservation plans. #Chilas #HeritageLost

I'm sitting by the Indus, where 60,000 ancient rock carvings will vanish under the Diamer Basha Dam. This is the world’s largest collection of petroglyphs—but the state has no interest, no preservation plans. #Chilas #HeritageLost
Farieha Aziz (@fariehaaziz) 's Twitter Profile Photo

A year ago, I spoke to Aaminah Qadir about crimes against women and why there is no recourse. After Sana Yousaf's murder, once again we are hearing the same harangue, harsher punishments, more laws. But what happens to women who do seek legal remedies? Watch. facebook.com/BoloBhi/videos…

Syed Rizwan Mehboob (@syedrizwanmehb1) 's Twitter Profile Photo

A small,sad story from Salt Range Scrub A female Urial returns to her jungle abode after lambing season only to find a newly dug coal mine. I've managed to stop coal mine but her preferred home is gone She still visits the place daily,trying to find grass under black coal dust

A small,sad story from Salt Range Scrub

A female Urial returns to her jungle abode after lambing season only to find a newly dug coal mine. I've managed to stop coal mine but her preferred home is gone

She still visits the place daily,trying to find grass under black coal dust
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Maria B used the same intimidation + abuse of the legal process against the release of Joyland, against trans activists, against vocal feminists, even against the influencer who said her brand did not pay them. Glad not one of the ppl she has targeted has stepped back.

Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir (@imaanzhazir) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Families of missing persons have gathered outside the Islamabad High Court to demand immediate reconstitution of the Larger Bench for ED cases. They have travelled from Punjab, KP, Sindh and Balochistan.

Families of missing persons have gathered outside the Islamabad High Court to demand immediate reconstitution of the Larger Bench for ED cases. They have travelled from Punjab, KP, Sindh and Balochistan.