How Economic And Social Crises Feed Into One Another
With the country currently embroiled in the Afghan-USA imbroglio, domestic issues have been on a backburner. In the unprecedented scenario...
Wednesday, March 22, 2023
Citizens' Voice
Teacher: An Activist Or An Indifferent Academician?
In his essay The Functions of a Teacher, Bertrand Russell argues that: “teachers whose opinions are not correct are expected...
Pakistan’s Silent War On Press Freedoms
Two months ago, on May 25, Pakistani journalist and YouTuber Asad Ali Toor was viciously assaulted in his apartment in...
Good And Bad Taliban: Pakistan Needs A Coherent Antiterrorism Strategy
Pakistan’s state policy towards the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan has always been a bit bipolar. In the aftermath of 9/11 and the...
Here’s Why PM Imran’s Stance On Sexual Crimes Is Problematic
Prime Minister Imran Khan expressed shame and pain at the recent incident where a young woman was sexually harassed by...
Back To The Basics: The Case For Old-World Courtesy
I am in my early 40s and my generation was taught, in the words of US Supreme Court judge Clarence...
Young Model’s Arrest Over ‘Obscene’ Photoshoot Is Not A Solution To Our Social Issues
Just weeks after the hashtag ArrestTheCouple appeared all over social media, Zulfiqar Mannan, a gender activist, was reportedly arrested by...
August 14: Independence For Who?
On the 14th of August 2020, I wrote: “Every year for the past twenty years, when August arrives, I suddenly...
Crisis Of Humanity In Balochistan
On August 12, Mehrab Pandrani, 13, was tortured to death by the family of a transport service owner in Quetta....
Pakistan Needs To Devise A Strategy Against Widespread Sexual Terrorism
The Minar-e-Pakistan tragedy on Independence Day has not only brought national embarrassment, but also reaffirmed that the Pakistani society is...
Dealing With The Taliban In Afghanistan
The fall of Kabul to the Taliban shook the whole world. The swiftness with which the Taliban occupied the...
Access To Safe Drinking Water Is A Fundamental Human Right
“If people cannot enjoy their right to water, they cannot enjoy their right to life,” said Michelle Bachelet, UN High...
Needed: Compelling Awareness Campaigns Against Sexual Violence Apologia
The molestation of a female TikToker by 400 men at Minar-e-Pakistan, Lahore has yet again exposed the state in which...
About Time Pakistan Established Transgender Persons’ Right To Education
Widely considered as the greatest and the oldest democracy, the framers of the United States of America (USA)’s constitution never...
Reclaiming Pashtunwali: Pashtuns Need To Redefine ‘Honour’ As A Gender-Equal Idea
Hardly a day goes by without a headline featuring a woman being killed in Pakistan. Oft-reported cases include violence committed...
Bennett’s Israel Is Just As Perilous For Palestinians As Netanyahu’s Was
The Zionist army stormed Al-Masjid Al-Aqsa on Jumma-tul-wida while worshippers were praying and performing Tarawih. Israeli soldiers used rubber coated...
Shrinking Space – Karachi’s Struggles With Urban Growth
Karachi, over the years, has seen wayward population growth. With its unbridled population growth, the city’s physical infrastructure has also...
THE TRUTH WILL OUT
No elections in near future | Establishment Vs Imran Khan | Muhammah Khan Bhatti | Judiciary
No elections in near future | Establishment Vs...
World Down Syndrome Day: Risks And Myths About Down Syndrome
March 21st, World Down Syndrome Day WDSD, is...