POLICY BRIEF October December, 2022
- After Study Hours: Exploring the Madrassah Mindset
- Education for peace and harmony
- Reconstruction of the National narratives and Counter-Violent Extremism Model for Pakistan
- Role of Post-Noon Engagements of Madrassa Students in Radical Orientation
- Promoting Inclusive and Tolerant Educational Narratives
- Islam, Democracy and the Constitution of Pakistan
- Minority Rights in Pakistan: Historic Neglect or State Complicity?
- “Creating an environment that counteracts militant ideologies and radicalism in Pakistan”
- Through Each Other’s Eyes
- The Role of Ulema in Promotion of Peace and Harmony in Society
- Critical Ideologies: A Debate on Takfeer & Khurooj
- سماجی ہم آہنگی ، رواداری اور تعلیم
- سماجی ہم آہنگی کیسے ہو؟
- اسلام جمہوریت اور آئین پاکستان
- پر امن اور متوازن معاشرے کے قیام میں علماء کا کردار
- اسلام جمہوریت اور پاکستان
- ایک دوسرے کے نظر سے
- مسئلہ تکفیر و خروج
- Media Safety in Pakistan
- تعلیم امن اور ہم آہنگی
- Regulating Broadcast Media: Challenges & Reforms
- Pakistan’s Sectarian Mire & The Way Forward
- Dialogue Pakistan 2019 report
- Pakistan’s achievements in war on terror but at what cost: a special review of the current decade
- Pakistan in changing world order
- Who Am I
- Academic and Intellectual Dialogue on Social Harmony, Tolerance and Education
- Youth Engagement in Pakistan: Baseline Evaluation and Way Forward
- Dialogue Pakistan 2020
- Strengthening Governance in Pakistan
- Youth Perspective on Society, Religion, And Politics
- Supporting the Afghan peace process: Pakistan’s position, interests and policy options
- Afghanistan as Seen from Pakistan I
- Afghanistan as Seen from Pakistan II
- Perspectives from Pakistan on Afghan peace and reconciliation 1
- Discourse with Balochistan Youth on Society, Religion, and Politics
- Perspectives From Pakistan on Afghan Peace and Reconciliation 2
- How Youth in Sindh View State, Religion and Politics
- Afghan Peace and Reconciliation: Pakistan’s Interests and Policy Options II
- Interfaith Relations in Pakistan Perspectives and Worldview of Youth in Punjab
- Pakistan’s CounterExtremism Challenge and Policy Recourse
- Afghanistan as Seen from Pakistan III
- Making Sense of Pakistani Youth How Youth in Pakistan View State, Society, Religion, and Politics
- PERSPECTIVES FROM PAKISTAN ON AFGHAN PEACE AND RECONCILIATION 3
- AFGHAN PEACE AND RECONCILIATION: PAKISTAN'S INTERESTS AND POLICY OPTIONS 3
- A Path to Peace
- Countering Violent Extremism on Campuses A Faculty-Oriented Policy Brief
- PERSPECTIVES FROM PAKISTAN ON AFGHAN PEACE AND RECONCILIATION 4
- Afghanistan as Seen from Pakistan IV
- AFGHAN PEACE AND RECONCILIATION: PAKISTAN’S INTERESTS AND POLICY OPTIONS 4
- POLICY BRIEF APRIL-JUNE, 2022
- Afghanistan as Seen from Pakistan V
- AFGHAN PEACE AND RECONCILIATION: PAKISTAN’S INTERESTS AND POLICY OPTIONS 5
- PERSPECTIVES FROM PAKISTAN ON AFGHAN PEACE AND RECONCILIATION 5
- Charter of Peace
- AFGHAN PEACE AND RECONCILIATION: PAKISTAN'S INTERESTS AND POLICY OPTIONS VI
- AFGHANISTAN AS SEEN FROM PAKISTAN-VI
- PERSPECTIVES FROM PAKISTAN ON AFGHAN PEACE AND RECONCILIATION 6
- POLICY BRIEF 2
- POLICY BRIEF October December, 2022
- Youth for interfaith harmony Newsletter 1
- AFGHAN PEACE AND RECONCILIATION: PAKISTAN’S INTERESTS AND POLICY OPTIONS
- PERSPECTIVES FROM PAKISTAN ON AFGHAN PEACE AND RECONCILIATION 7
- AFGHANISTAN AS SEEN FROM PAKISTAN-VII
- YOUTH AND THE SOCIAL CONTRACT IN PAKISTAN
- Pakistan’s Afghan perspective and policy options
- POLICY BRIEF January-March, 2023
- Charter of Peace
- PERSPECTIVES FROM PAKISTAN ON AFGHAN PEACE AND RECONCILIATION 8
- AFGHANISTAN AS SEEN FROM PAKISTAN-VIII
- AFGHAN PEACE AND RECONCILIATION: PAKISTAN'S INTERESTS AND POLICY OPTIONS 8
- AFGHAN PEACE AND RECONCILIATION: PAKISTAN’S INTERESTS AND POLICY OPTIONS 9
- Policy Brief April- May 2023
- POLICY BRIEF Jun- Aug 2023
- AFGHAN PEACE AND RECONCILIATION: PAKISTAN'S INTERESTS AND POLICY OPTIONS - 11
- Pakistan's Evolving Militant Landscape: State Responses and Policy options
- AFGHAN PEACE AND RECONCILIATION: PAKISTAN’S INTERESTS AND POLICY OPTIONS – 12
Pakistan has a history of religious freedom violations. The Constitution guarantees freedom of thought, conscience, and religion, as well as equal rights to all citizens regardless of faith. Howev- er, constitutional safeguards have not translated into actual freedom for religious minorities who continue to face social and legal discrimination as well as persecution. Certain laws and regula- tions are in place that restrict freedom of religious beliefs in the country. The legal system bars non-Muslim Pakistanis from holding high public offices and discriminates against them in oppor- tunities for decent employment or upward mobility. The Hindu, Christian, and Ahmadi minorities also face hate speech both online and offline that aggravates their persecution. The blasphemy law which has often been manipulated and abused is also used to target religious minorities or anyone who challenges the socio-religious status quo. Furthermore, in the last decade, women of minority communities have become particularly vulnerable due to forced conversion and mar- riages.
Currently, Pakistan is confronted with political instability characterized by economic woes, inse- curity, ethnic tensions, and religious and sectarian divides. It is in these circumstances that social cohesion is most important in order to reduce the levels of tension and violence that accompany instability. One way of achieving social cohesion is to check hate speech that underpins faith- based persecution and violence. Therefore, Pak Institute for Peace Studies (PIPS) takes a proac- tive approach to monitoring social media for hate speech and other malicious activity that tend to undermine freedom of religious beliefs in Pakistan. PIPS monitors Twitter daily for religiously hateful or offensive posts and keeps an eye on potential threats emanating from such hateful on- line posts. The monitoring data feed into quarterly social Media Reports issued by PIPS. And the findings of these Social Media Reports inform this policy brief in hand. As an organization, PIPS aims at promoting a safe, healthy, and inclusive online environment for everyone in Pakistan.
This policy brief is based on monitoring research examining religious freedom violations particu- larly hate speech on Pakistani social media. The research was conducted by a team of observers to identify different forms of online hate speech and their potential consequences for public safety and basic rights. The research included a comprehensive review of the Pakistani Twitter for hate speech and other forms of religious freedom violations, and the analysis of data collected. The Twitter was searched on daily basis from Sep 1, 2022, to Nov 30, 2022 (three months) for specific terms to assess the consistency of the problem and its effects on society. The findings are used to formulate policy recommendations that can be adopted to mitigate harmful effects of online ex- tremism and increase public safety. Overall, this policy brief is intended to provide insight into the current landscape of online hate speech in Pakistan and offer solutions for addressing it.