Life after the blast – photo journalist cheat deaths but not consequencesBy: Ahsan Raza on May 20, 2019Aun Ali was asleep on May 8, 2019 morning when he got a call from his friend at 9 am that a bomb had exploded outside the Hajveri shrine. Within 10 minutes, he was driving his car towards the blast scene.So was Abdul Rehman, his former colleague of Aaj Tv.This was for the first time Aun and Rehman were going to cover a blast scene after the fateful Charing Cross bombing on February 13, … [Read more...] about Life after the blast – photo journalist cheat deaths but not consequences
Achieving minorities rights in PakistanBy: Cynthia Sohail on May 16, 2019Pakistan is a diverse country where people from different ethnic groups and communities live together. Hindu, Sikhs, Christians, Ahmadi's and many more. All these communities share equal contributions in the development of Pakistan. Not only at the time of independence but also the post independence era.These minorities continue have struggled to uplift the statue of Pakistan. Besides all of … [Read more...] about Achieving minorities rights in Pakistan
How Goats are Empowering Women in Rural SindhBy: Rabab Jafar on May 15, 2019When you meet Zafarunnisa, a resident in the village Muhammad Hassan Halo, Tando Muhammed Khan, you can immediately sense how protective she is of her two goats.‘Sometimes, I feel my affection for them is similar to what I feel for him,’ she bounces the one-year old she’s holding while she makes rounds. As beloved as her lastborn Abdullah is, his birth has been hard for Zafarunissa and her … [Read more...] about How Goats are Empowering Women in Rural Sindh
The blessings of RamadanBy: Tooba Mujtaba on May 9, 2019On the eve of Ramadan, a sacred month in which Muslims all over the world observe fasts as a religious obligation for a month. Muslims were commanded to fast during Ramadan more than 1400 years ago in hopes that it will lead to greater ‘taqwa’ [piety, fear of God] or consciousness of God, the ancient Greek recommended fasting to heal the body. Science has provided an endless list of benefits of … [Read more...] about The blessings of Ramadan
The Bulge Under The Rug: On the Repression and Mutation of ShameBy: Zahra Haider on May 2, 2019Shame and violence are natural emotions that have always gone hand-in-hand. Nearly two decades ago, as a young child, I recall the first time I witnessed and learned how shame manifests into violence, in the physical and verbal abuse my father would impose upon my mother. (My father would impose his cowardice, not to be mistaken for strength). Once my anxious seven-year-old self had calmed down … [Read more...] about The Bulge Under The Rug: On the Repression and Mutation of Shame
Pakistani Players to Watch-out for in World CupBy: Muhammad Mujahid Tanveer on April 25, 2019The Green Shirts will be entering the World Cup with a well-balanced squad. Many experts have deemed Pakistan as the favorites to lift the trophy at the 2019 World Cup given the strong record Pakistan possess in the UK. The confidence in Pakistan’s cricket team came after they won champions trophy 2017. They warned other teams that you just can’t take Pakistan lightly.A lot will be at stake … [Read more...] about Pakistani Players to Watch-out for in World Cup
Gross misconduct of doctorsBy: Afaque Ahmed on April 25, 2019“With an MBBS degree of five years, one year course on medical ethics for doctors to be taught a sense of humanity, social norms and moral ethics must be scheduled.” An ordinary man with tens of hundreds of people supporting him by raising the same concern on social media, in the wake of a recent demise which was caused by doctors negligence, of Nashwa, an infant of around nine months. It's not … [Read more...] about Gross misconduct of doctors
Nothing beats Empathy, which clearly PM Imran Khan lacks. Ironical, isn’t it?By: Mariam Ijaz on April 22, 2019Admiration of humane handling of the terrorist attack in New Zealand while inhumanely handling of a terrorist attack against Hazara Community within your own country, Mr. Prime Minister. Ironical! Isn’t it?? Imran Khan needs to learn from the very prime minister of New Zealand he was all praise for a few days ago.The attack in Hazar Ganji targeting the Hazara community took the innocent lives … [Read more...] about Nothing beats Empathy, which clearly PM Imran Khan lacks. Ironical, isn’t it?
Throttling DissentBy: Babar Zahri on April 20, 2019Almost seventy years past independence, Pakistan continues to suffer under a searing ordeal of paranoia. Through its checkered history, the entrenched power corridors cultivated a discourse around ‘existential threat to the state’s survival’, nurturing general distrust of the activities of ‘civil society’ cadres and progressive elements. The hegemonic forces of the state have sought to perpetuate … [Read more...] about Throttling Dissent
Revisiting Pakistan’s heritage sitesBy: Raana Kanwal on April 19, 2019UNESCO approved the conservation of ancient civilizations, culture, and archaeology for the first time on November 16, 1972, and preserved the archaeological, cultural, architecture of ancient and modern civilizations around the world.Every year April 18 is celebrated the global day of cultural heritage. The purpose of celebrating this day is to save, cope with the culture, heritage and … [Read more...] about Revisiting Pakistan’s heritage sites
