R Umaima Ahmed    Even in 2026, Women journalists in Pakistan face persistent online abuse, where appearance often overshadows work, amid rising digital harassment,...

Zubair Torwali    For Torwali community in Pakistan’s Swat valley, rivers embody sacred identity and history. Government-backed hydropower projects threaten them,...

Ramna Saeed    Authorities in Islamabad detained dozens of Aurat March participants on International Women’s Day, citing Section 144, sparking outrage over police...

Guest Contributor    Within LGBTQIA spaces, gay men are visible. For women, there is no space. Gay men should use their privilege to create space for queer women.’

Forus    What connects a pad box in a Nigerian school, a coalition meeting in Pakistan, and a digital security workshop in Paraguay? They each address a...

Syed Salman Mehdi    Two Pakistani human rights lawyers received 17-year sentences under the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA) after criticizing military abuses...

Syed Salman Mehdi    The Islamabad High Court repeatedly rebuked Pakistani officials for using the case of Aafia Siddiqui as a symbolic political tool rather than...

Mariam Waqar Khattak    As climate disasters intensify, Pakistan’s courts face growing pressure to deliver environmental justice, even as limited resources, slow proceedings...

Qian Sun    China is simultaneously the country enabling Pakistan’s solar boom and the country whose earlier coal investments continue to shape the power system...

Qian Sun    Will South Asia’s energy future be determined by local needs or by the strategic interests of a rising great power?

Rezwan    Global Voices spoke with the Gender Interactive Alliance (GIA) about their work and how it connects with COP30’s focus on justice, human rights, and...

Syed Salman Mehdi    Pakistan has tightened airport screenings to help combat trafficking, but the new measures increasingly trouble lawful travellers, eroding rights,...

Qian Sun    As right-leaning governments gain power, the willingness to spend on climate mitigation or on assistance to developing countries is declining.

Fareed Khan    Afghan refugees in Pakistan face forced repatriation amidst stricter measures. Najeebullah Khitab, a singer raised in Pakistan, prepares to leave,...

Fareed Khan    For decades, Balochistan’s news coverage has centered on security concerns. Showcasing events like the Kech Cultural Festival, celebrating unity and...