Osama Ahmad
Journalist and Researcher at Freelance
Trilingual journalist/Researcher|Militancy, human rights, climate, and geopolitics|Bylines in @newhumanitarian @JamestownTweets @Diplomat_APAC @GNET_research
Articles
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1 month ago |
jamestown.org | Osama Ahmad
Executive Summary:Pakistan banned the Iran-backed Zainebiyoun Brigade on April 11, 2024, designating them as a terrorist group. The move is believed to be an effort to crack down on Iranian recruitment of disaffected Pakistani Shia, who are being used to fight in Iran’s proxy wars across the Middle East. Individuals believed to be affiliated with the Zainebiyoun Brigade have also attempted to carry out attacks on major Pakistani figures in the past, though this has been on a fairly small scale.
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2 months ago |
thediplomat.com | Osama Ahmad
“No one can stop us from standing up for our rights because our protests are peaceful, and we are determined.” On January 26, the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), a human rights organization led by Baloch women, organized a large rally in Dalbandin, Balochistan, despite an internet shutdown and a state crackdown.
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2 months ago |
thediplomat.com | Osama Ahmad
Journalists, activists, and lawyers warn of a significant chilling effect from a new law to combat “fake news.” The Pakistani government recently passed new amendments to the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA). While these amendments have reduced the jail term for intentionally spreading fake news online from seven years to three, they also include several concerning new provisions.
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2 months ago |
southasianvoices.org | Osama Ahmad
चीन और पाकिस्तान के बीच लंबे समय से घनिष्ठ संबंध रहे हैं, जिसका वर्णन सार्वजनिक तौर पर एक “दृढ़ मित्रता” के रूप में किया गया है | बावजूद इसके,वर्तमान में बढ़ते सुरक्षा खतरों के कारण, दोनों की घनिष्ठ मित्रता में दरार के आसार देखे जाने लगे हैं| हाल के वर्षों में, पाकिस्तान के भीतर चीनी नागरिकों और चीन-पाकिस्तान आर्थिक गलियारे (सीपीईसी) से जुड़े आधारभूत संरचना परियोजनाओं पर हमलों ने न केवल पाकिस्तान को नाज़ुक स्थिति में ला खड़ा किया है, बल्कि चीन के भीतर भी आशंकाओं को जन्म दिया है| उदहारण के तौर...
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2 months ago |
adnchronicles.org | Osama Ahmad
Jaffar Hussain has long been struggling to get adequate water supply for his farms in Pakistan’s southeastern province of Sindh. But his water worries have been multiplying since the announcement last year of a plan to construct canals along the Indus River. For the 42-year-old from Sindh’s Khairpur district, this is a critical moment as his farms are his only way of earning money.
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یہ ہے افغانستان کی وہ قبائلی سوسائٹی جو اس صدی میں اتنی تہذیب یافتہ کہ مسجد میں گدھا داخل ہونے پر پچاس بندے اور اس گدھے کو مار دیتے ہیں میزائل حملے کر دیتے ہیں قبل از اسلام معاشرے کی جہالت کی جو تصویر کشی الطاف حالی نے کی وہ یہی تھی کہیں پہلے گھوڑا بڑھانے پہ جھگڑا https://t.co/PObbImRVVW
