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Ishrat Saleem is a journalist from Pakistan and served on the editorial board of Daily Times before coming to the US. She received BA in English from University of the Punjab. In 2011, she was awarded a graduate fellowship to complete MA in International Relations at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University. During her stay in the US, she worked with Hill+Knowlton Strategies and the Voice of America. She is currently working at the Center for Pakistan Studies at the Middle East Institute as a research associate.
What Pakistan’s Democratic Future Holds for the United States
With elections set to take place on May 11, Pakistan stands at an important juncture of its history. The Election Commission of Pakistan, arguably the most independent and impartial that the country has had, is working diligently to ensure that the electoral process is free and fair. A democratically elected government could, for the first time in Pakistan’s history, relinquish power to another civilian government. Such a development, which marks a new phase in the Pakistan’s democratic struggle, indicates the need for a reassessment of U.S.
The Blasphemy Case Against Ambassador Sherry Rehman
The dust of speculation on the Supreme Court’s role during populous cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri’s recent march in Islamabad had hardly settled down when it lent itself to more speculation. A two-member bench of the Supreme Court has admitted for hearing the petition of a citizen against Pakistan’s Ambassador to the US Sherry Rehman for allegedly making blasphemous remarks during a television program in 2010. This petition had earlier been rejected by the session court as well as the Multan bench of the Lahore High Court.
