Op-ed: Innocent children in Pakistan at mercy of lustful men
The vulnerability of Pakistani children Saeed-ur-Rahman, a kid from Landhi, a poor suburban locality of Karachi, was canned on hands by his teacher daily while...
Does law of sedition undermine free speech?
With a crime report registered against the senior politicians of this country under the law of sedition; a controversy arises: whether the law of...
Fauji Cement hosts plantation drive on 14th August!
As a part of Independence Day celebrations, Fauji Cement Jhang Bahtar took an environmentally active step. They hosted the opening ceremony of a plantation...
This is how women should ask for rights
The electronic and social media is flooded with the arguments related to recent women movements. It is not bad to raise voices for the...
NGOs: Difficult relationship with Pakistani state and society?
There has been increased skepticism about the motives and operations of NGOs as they have, over time, moved away from the apolitical civil society...
‘Aurat March’ in Pakistan: Feminists vs Mullahs!
Recently, the sudden escalation and uproar on the topic of feminism in Pakistan and the lionizing of 'aurat (women) march’, got me contemplating about...
Women’s March Fiasco: Diversity is Virtue not Vice!
As a Pakistani ex-pat living in a pluralistic and diverse country like Canada, I am watching the current debate on Women’s Rights in Pakistan...
PIC tragedy: What is the Punjab government up to?
Punjab Law Minister Raja Basharat on Sunday has finalized his recommendations regarding the clash between lawyers and doctors at the Pakistan Institute of Cardiology...
Inquiry Commission Absolves Modi of Complicity in Gujarat Massacre
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was absolved from any responsibility in the 2002 Gujarat Massacre, which led to the extermination of Muslims in the...
Ahmadi, A dangerous word to utter in Pakistan: AC Attock had to apologize
Ahmadis are a religious minority group in Pakistan. Attock Assistant Commissioner Jannat Hussain Nekokara landed in troubled water after her comments about equal treatment...
Violence at campus: One student killed, 13 others injured in a clash at IIU
Two student groups in the International Islamic University (IIU) Islamabad clashed on Thursday, leaving one student dead and 13 others injured. According to the...
This 16 year old is the foremost climate activist in the world
She has sparked both hope and controversy around the planet, but Greta Thunberg understood climate change at an early age and has rallied youths...