All Preach, No Practice: Modi Pledges Free Speech At G7
On the sidelines of the G-7 summit in Germany recently, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi struck a chord with the...
Monday, December 5, 2022
Reports
Hunters Become Hunted As Thar Villagers Chase Illegal Killers Of Deer
A Thari youth Uttam Singh, without caring for his life, chased illegal hunters with his jeep and forced them to...
Parents Of APS Terror Attack Victims Are Appalled By State Negotiations With The TTP
Tariq Jan is the father of Shamowail and Nangyal, who had been martyred on that horrific day when terrorists stormed...
Thatta Resident And Her Family Face Threats For Demanding Justice After Sexual Assault
Shehzadi, a resident of Garro town of district Thatta, has been through a terrifying ordeal, but it is not over...
Demands To Protect Karoonjhar Hills On Social Media
The unchecked massive granite extraction from Karoonjhar hills by government-sponsored contractors received widespread condemnation by people from different walks of...
Inter-Caste Marriages Can Still Bring Agony In Sindh
It has been more than three years since Dhalo and Payal tied the knot in a court at Sanghar. But...
Read Well. Write Well. Play Well.
Two teen authors from India and Pakistan who recently published their first novels both began writing during the Covid-19 lockdowns....
Lack Of Effective Road Safety Programmes Is A Major Public Health Concern
Seventeen-year-old Durva Bhasin in Jaipur had the morning off from school that Monday, as she walked to her Kathak practical...
What I Learned From My Survey Of Educated Young PTI Supporters In A Major Urban Centre
The night of April 10, 2022 reinforced a sharp divide in the educated segment of society: between PTI supporters and...
Trapped Via Tiktok: Bangladeshi Girls Trafficked To India Are Facing Brutal Violence
On a cloudy summer morning, passing through the densely populated streets of Hatirjheel, a lakefront area in the heart of...
Negotiations Between Government And TTP Continue Despite Slim Chances Of Success
In the past few days, there have been reports that a general amnesty has been announced by the President of...
How A Pakistani Professor At Rutgers Faces Attempts To Drive Her Out
Letter_Rutgers Academics from a wide variety of backgrounds, in a letter addressed to the Chancellor at Rutgers University (Newark, NJ)...
Bringing Education To A Troubled Post-Conflict Zone – A Teacher’s Perspective
“Those lacking in vision should not join a teaching job. An educator, in fact, is the agent of change in...
76 New Cases Of Missing Persons In March: Commission On Enforced Disappearances
The Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances has received 76 new complaints of missing persons in March, the monthly report...
Why Does Punjab Need a Comprehensive Law for Child Protection?
International Women’s Day 2022 dawned with a global commitment to breaking bias, smashing stereotypes, rejecting inequality and eliminating discrimination. Nevertheless,...
How A Well-Oiled Social Media Machine Gives The BJP An Edge In Electioneering
The electoral victory of the right-wing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2014 also announced...
At Koh-e-Murad, The Zikris Demand Better Facilities And Protection From The Government
Zikris are one of the well-known religious groups present in Balochistan, Pakistan. They live in various parts of the province,...
Judicial Powers For Deputy Commissioners: A Return To The FCR?
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government has decided to appoint Deputy Commissioners of the amalgamated tribal districts of Bajaur, Mohmand, Khyber,...
Holier Than Thou: BJP-Ruled States Consider Whether The Value Of A Cow’s Life Exceeds That Of Humans
While in Pakistan a mere suspicion of blasphemy invites vigilante violence, in India the vigilante lynching is reserved for those...
Working Journalists Share Their Tips On Countering Fake News
Pakistan is suffering greatly from a torrent of fake news, misinformation and propaganda, and journalists themselves are not immune to...
Assessing Covid-19’s Impact On Education, Through Pakistan’s Largest Survey Of Its Kind
The global endeavour to ensure that all children obtain a good education has been seriously hampered by the COVID-19 pandemic...
In Dadu, A Family Seeks Justice For The 2018 Murder Of UC Chairman And His Two Sons – Allegedly By PPP Lawmaker
SSP Dadu Irfan Samo this past weekend, on Saturday, had to go to the venue of a demonstration staged on...
In Sindh’s Public Hospitals, Corruption And Mismanagement Are Compounding The Suffering Of Poor Patients
Lack of professionalism, an unhygienic environment, incompetence, mismanagement and poor public service delivery are some of the issues that characterise...
A Push For Media Literacy In Balochistan
A knowledge of the basic principles of media technology, and the awareness to be able to exercise caution and accuracy...
From Nangarhar To The Bosphorus: War, Displacement And The Afghans
“Qaachaaq is like breaking into someone’s home,” said Sajid while pouring me tea in his dimly lit and dreadfully untidy...
Dream Of A Polio-Free Balochistan At Risk From Social Media Conspiracy Theories
The Emergency Operations Centre Balochistan (Anti-Polio Program) has stated that conflicts, political instability, inaccessibility to the population and poor infrastructure...
THE TRUTH WILL OUT
International Human Rights Day Is A Mockery And A Gimmick
International Human Rights Day will be celebrated all...
Student Politics: Struggle Between Dissent And Conformity
This time of year, the student solidarity march...