On India and PakistanBy: Adeela Ahmed on October 15, 2018The government of Pakistan is focusing on formulating a robust foreign policy, adopting an approach of conflict resolution to improve relations with its eastern and western neighbors, among others. On September 22, India rejected the step of peace initiative taken by Pakistan government by making an excuse of the issuance of stamps of Kashmiri freedom fighters. Although the stamps were issued … [Read more...] about On India and Pakistan
Pakistan needs better personal data protectionBy: Ahmed Abdullah Khan on October 15, 2018Pakistan’s 2018 elections noticed a surge in use of personal information. Allegations on National Database and Registration Authority officials providing personal information to political forces and wide-scale electoral manipulation raise questions around personal data security. The genealogy of personal data can be traced back to the early 1990s when there was a rise in use of computers. Although … [Read more...] about Pakistan needs better personal data protection
Academic dishonesty: A menace to the education systemBy: Umair Pervez Khan on October 12, 2018Pakistan’s current education system is not only facing problems on the policy level, but it under threat from intellectual dishonesty too. According to a recent report, more than 30 faculty members of a well-reputed and highly-funded university at International Islamic University, have been allegedly involved in plagiarism. More than 102 research papers the faculty members published were either … [Read more...] about Academic dishonesty: A menace to the education system
Oxbridge Lecture: Pakistan and US relationsBy: Haider Rifaat on October 12, 2018Politics is diplomacy. If you are seeking friendships in the age of nuclear weapons, back off a bit. As sovereign countries, we should be mindful of the domestic and political situation in Washington, D.C., the conflict in the Middle East and the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan, said Jalil Abbas Jilani, a diplomat and former Pakistan’s ambassador to the U.S., at the Oxbridge Lecture, a … [Read more...] about Oxbridge Lecture: Pakistan and US relations
Izat Ali Khan, an adorable 8-years-old classical singer By: Sanjay Mathrani on October 11, 2018HYDERABAD: On an invitation to Radio Pakistan Hyderabad, I saw a little boy performing classical song for radio program, I was shocked at the style he was singing classical tunes. My interest led me to know more about his keen interest in music in this digital era. The 8-years-old Izat Ali Khan, cute with the overload smartness, is a primary school student and is taking musical classes from … [Read more...] about Izat Ali Khan, an adorable 8-years-old classical singer
Blasphemy law is vague, violates human rightsBy: Ibrahim Mahmood Batla on October 10, 2018The Hanifi School, one of the four major schools of Sunni Islamic legal reasoning, is the most influential in our Parliament and the Federal Shariat Court. Advocate Ismael Qureshi quoted a scholar of the same school when advocating to make the punishment for blasphemy unpardonable. A textual analysis reveals the assertion to making blasphemy unpardonable was based on misinterpretation. Ismael … [Read more...] about Blasphemy law is vague, violates human rights
India becoming like PakistanBy: Ahmed Naveed on October 9, 2018India’s walking on a dangerous road: The same road Pakistan took, over-empowering the right wing, militarizing minds of masses in the name of religion and nationalism and accusing people of treason in the name of national security. Speeches of various Indian representatives talk about India as the emerging example of liberalism, tolerance and secularism. When compared to Pakistan, they argue … [Read more...] about India becoming like Pakistan
Christians deserve better treatment in the Pakistan they helped buildBy: Cynthia Sohail on October 8, 2018Pakistan came into existence in 1947. Under Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan, not only Muslims but also Christians participated in the struggle to acquire a state where citizens had equal rights regardless of their faith. But Pakistan’s forgotten the contributions of non-Muslim minorities, including Christian communities in the creation of Pakistan. Post-partition, Christians have … [Read more...] about Christians deserve better treatment in the Pakistan they helped build
Sexual harassment claims need proper judicial treatmentBy: Abrar Ahsan on October 4, 2018The surfacing of sexual harassment allegations throughout the world has gained some meaningful impetus after the incident involving famous Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein unfolded. It instigated a notable #MeToo movement which started from Hollywood, and has now pervaded Bollywood and Lollywood. Women from all walks of life came forward and made startling disclosures about the sexual … [Read more...] about Sexual harassment claims need proper judicial treatment
The transgender community deserves better treatmentBy: Raza Ullah Khan on October 2, 2018In September, Chief Justice of Pakistan Saqib Nisar announced Supreme Court will hire two transgender people in an effort to give equal rights to the transgender community. The CJP also directed the National Database and Registration Authority to issue national identity cards to all members of the transgender community, giving them the right to identify as a separate gender for the first … [Read more...] about The transgender community deserves better treatment
