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In this Jan. 1, 2020, photo, Professor Mohammad Ismail and his wife Uzlifat Ismail, parents of the Pakistani human rights activist Gulalai Ismail, arrive at a court in Peshawar, Pakistan. While Gulalai Ismail fled to the United States her elderly parents have been harassed, In Pakistan, being a dissident or even raising a critical voice is dangerous business. Rights groups say that despite the election in 2018 of a civilian government, the army still rules from behind with an iron fist. (AP Photo/Muhammad Sajjad)

In this Jan. 1, 2020, photo, Professor Mohammad Ismail and his wife Uzlifat Ismail, parents of the Pakistani human rights activist Gulalai Ismail, arrive at a court in Peshawar, Pakistan. While Gulalai Ismail fled to the United States her elderly parents have been harassed, In Pakistan, being a dissident or even raising a critical voice is dangerous business. Rights groups say that despite the election in 2018 of a civilian government, the army still rules from behind with a…

March 11, 2020

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In Pakistan, criticism grows dangerous as dissent stifled
March 11, 2020 1:47 a.m.

In Pakistan, criticism grows dangerous as dissent stifled

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Being a dissident — or even raising a critical voice — in Pakistan is growing more dangerous, regardless of whether the target is political parties, the judiciary or the powerful military and security agencies.