Further pettiness: Hamid Mir also renamed Kashmir Underpass.

In its latest action against critical journalists, the ruling Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaaf (PTI) has renamed popular political anchor Hamid Mir as Kashmir Underpass.

This latest step follows the Punjab government renaming the Waris Mir Underpass - named after the late journalist, academic and intellectual Prof Waris Mir, who was also Hamid Mir's father - as the Kashmir Underpass.

'This is really, really petty now,' said Kashmir Underpass, while speaking to The Dependent. 'They diminish my father's legacy, using the LDA, which was very painful as a son. But now, using NADRA, the federal government has...