How Murderers Still Escape: Dissecting Pakistani Legislation On Honour Killings
Honour killings regretfully remain a fact all over the world. This is the case not only in third-world countries, but also ...
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When Giants Walked In Balochistan
In my first conversation with Nawab Akbar Bugti, he cited Ibn Khaldun. I was curious as to where the Nawab ...
Empathising With Partition Victims: Mercy Deaths Are Not The Same As Honour Killings
Thoha Khalsa would have been another nondescript albeit picturesque and peaceful village, if not for a blood-curdling event in 1947. ...
Canada Names Street After Indian Maestro AR Rahman
Canada has named a street in Markham after Indian maestro AR Rahman. Sharing the development on Monday, Rahman thanked Markham ...
How The Demagogues Of Our Era Are Perfecting Their Sales Pitch
A wave of populism and majoritarianism seems to be engulfing the world. “Strong” men with demagogic tendencies armed with the ...
Free, With ‘Honour’ Intact – How The Acquittal Of Qandeel’s Killer Emboldens Violent Criminals
Pakistan ranks as the sixth most dangerous country in the world for women, with countless cases of rape, domestic violence, ...
Kamla Bhasin, Feminist Activist And Writer, Dies At 75
Kamla Bhasin, an iconic feminist activist and writer, passed away in the early hours of Saturday. She had been diagnosed ...
How To Move Pakistan’s Discussion On Women’s Safety Beyond Victim-Blaming
Pakistan is ranked 151 out of 153 countries on the Global Gender Gap Index Report 2020. Last year, according to ...
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 ...
THE TRUTH WILL OUT
We Should All Be Worried About Democratic Backsliding
When Winston Churchill said, ‘democracy is the worst...
Imran Must Be Removed From Pakistan’s Politics, Says Maryam
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Senior Vice President Maryam...