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Shahzeb Ahmed

@shahzebahmed89

Journalist; Editor at Dawn.com/Prism; @MedillSchool; Views my own

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calendar_today09-05-2013 13:25:10

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The trial of civilians by military courts are an affront to human rights. With the PHC’s observations and orders already in the field, the government will find it difficult to back the military courts again, writes Shahzeb Ahmed dawn.com/news/1753472/c…

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Equating 1971 and current events tends to exceptionalise what is happening right now. It tends to depict that a show of destructive military interventionism, and the lengths it can take — even at the country's expense — has only happened once before. dawn.com/news/1753896/s…

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“Do not forget that the armed forces are the servants of the people. You do not make national policy; it is we, the civilians, who decide these issues and it is your duty to carry out these tasks with which you are entrusted.” Jinnah - Army Staff College, Quetta on June 14, 1948

“Do not forget that the armed forces are the servants of the people. You do not make national policy; it is we, the civilians, who decide these issues and it is your duty to carry out these tasks with which you are entrusted.”

Jinnah - Army Staff College, Quetta on June 14, 1948
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Will the new Pemra law apply against the PML-N leadership for spreading fake news? #Askingforafriend #IshaqDar dawn.com/news/1766573/f…

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Shehbaz Sharif knew he was stepping up only to fill the role his predecessor had decided was beneath him. The one lesson from his govt is that when you think it can’t get any worse, the doctrinaires always prove us wrong, writes Abdul Moiz Jaferii dawn.com/news/1768881/h…

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Often what I consider to be a minor oversight leads to a rabbit hole of distressing realisations, as with The News (The News) yesterday. It started with a single column story on "metre tempering". e.thenews.com.pk/pindi/02-10-20…

Often what I consider to be a minor oversight leads to a rabbit hole of distressing realisations, as with The News (<a href="/thenews_intl/">The News</a>) yesterday. It started with a single column story on "metre tempering".

e.thenews.com.pk/pindi/02-10-20…
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Remember the mystery men who shut down an art installation on similar lines in Karachi? The organisers and the artist were hounded, isolated, likely terrorised and forced into silenced... tribune.com.pk/story/2088264/…… via Shahzeb Ahmed

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Journalism is not a crime: Here are my thoughts on the occasion of the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, observed on November 2. dawn.com/news/1785586/j…

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In turning away refugees, Pakistan is breaking its promise of a sanctuary state as envisioned by its founding fathers, writes Asad Rahim Khan Read: The state of statelessness — Why Pakistan’s move to expel refugees is both immoral and illegal dawn.com/news/1788169/t…

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Again, world over journalists debuk fake news by citing source, virality, and counter arguments to show how/why it is misleading, fake or deceptive. In Pakistan, just plaster Fake News over it. Its true for journalists and pretenders/presenters

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Good initiative by police in Jaranwala to prevent a repeat of Aug 16 mob violence. Now, they must also ensure the perpetrators are brought to book so no one dares do this again

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Brian Cox reads If I Must Die, by beloved Palestinian poet, teacher and martyr Refaat Alareer. Refaat was killed on December 7th by an Israeli airstrike. This was the last poem he published.

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Special report: May 9, mayhem and military trials — a year on Unravelling the knot of justice and power as Pakistan grapples with the aftermath of May 9 and the ongoing military trials of civilians. Read here: dawn.com/news/1832279/s…

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Journalism is still alive! Hats off to the Dawn.com team: an inside look at military courts. V proud of these journalists and their editors. dawn.com/news/1832279