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Institute of Development & Economic Alternatives | A research hub for rigorous, evidence-based knowledge on economic and social development in Pakistan

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IDEAS and Bazm-e-AaLam present the latest instalment of the Book Talk Series, Refugee Cities: How Afghans Changed Urban Pakistan, with Dr. Sanaa Alimia and moderated by @MaryamShKhan
https://t.co/MdaJzR6Tgw

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Through oral history methods, the project captures their interventions inside the assembly, and complements them with stories from colleagues, friends, and family to chronicle their life histories.

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This Independence Day, we honor Pakistan’s Women Constitution-Makers

📖 Explore the Women Constitution-Makers: Digital Archive to learn more about these six women and their remarkable contributions: https://t.co/vH4vXwEKLN

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The Women Constitution-Makers Project, led by IDEAS Research Fellow Dr. @MaryamShKhan , seeks to reclaim the political voices and vision of these women who helped shape Pakistan’s Constitution.

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The article highlights the Pakistan National Congress’s role in early Pakistan’s constitution making—beyond secularism—framing its goals as a decolonizing project to resist elite dominance and advance federalism for East Bengal’s majority representation and autonomy.

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"Dividing the Nation into Patricians and Plebeians": Pakistan National Congress and the Decolonizing Politics of Constitution Making

by @MaryamShKhan

🔗 https://t.co/zo2txYxunS

Published by @DukePress

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Catch an insightful roundtable discussion on the contours of socio-legal scholarship today, with a special focus on South Asia.
▶️ Watch the recording here: https://t.co/SyRpUemiEP

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Read IDEAS Research Fellow @MaryamShKhan’s contribution to SLR’s 20th Anniversary Issue, offering a detailed and reflexive survey of the sites of emergence and development of socio-legal research in Pakistan.
🔗 https://t.co/gbwJHyIQab

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SLR's Special 20th Anniversary Issue is out now! Volume 20(2) reflects on two decades of socio-legal inquiry from India, South Asia, and beyond—through legal history, anthropology, mitigation practice, comparative method & institutional memory. Read here: https://t.co/hhEw8VmQbu

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We're excited to share that IDEAS Research Fellow @MaryamShKhan will be speaking at the launch of the special 20th Anniversary Issue of the Socio-Legal Review (SLR)!

📌 Don’t miss this important conversation — register here: https://t.co/O6HNus6Eag
🗓️18 June | 3 PM IST

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It’s finally here! India, South Asia, and Beyond—SLR’s ambitious 20th Anniversary Issue takes stock of the field. Join us on 18 June, 3 PM IST for its launch + round-table with our authors on what socio-legal inquiry means today. Q&A to follow! Register: https://t.co/XWVDwT1IPi

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IDEAS Research Fellow Dr. @MaryamShKhan outlines her collaborative work on law in South Asia in this thread. Read more:

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1) Since 2020 I've had the pleasure of collaborating on multiple intellectual projects with fellow-scholars from Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka & Nepal. I dream of a time when we can all sit together anywhere in South Asia & brainstorm over our collective histories and experiences!

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🎨 View the full SuPWR Virtual Exhibition here to explore all 16 struggles from across South Asia: https://t.co/OFegmQ6aIR

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As part of the SuPWR project, research assistants at IDEAS have been documenting and analyzing the struggle against child marriage in Pakistan.

Read ahead to learn why the Child Marriage Restraint Act 2025 in the Islamabad Capital Territory is an important milestone,

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📸 SuPWR Exhibition
From December 16–18, 2024, IDEAS co-hosted the SuPWR Exhibition at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) as part of the Pathways to Development Conference.
📷 https://t.co/59nQqmp7Fu

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📽️ Read more about the anti-child marriage struggle: https://t.co/9Hy7nKwsRJ
🧾 Explore a digital archive mapping the history of the struggle against child marriage: https://t.co/MofHLw3klz

Infographic by: @Khadijatah1r

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🏛️ Legislative change is a long road.
The passage of the 2025 Child Marriage Restraint Act in Islamabad marks a major milestone in the struggle against child marriage in Pakistan. This timeline traces the legal, social, and political struggle that made this reform possible.