Should expats fund the dam?If you are a first-generation city dweller, you know how people from your village resent that decision; how they disapprove of your drive to be successful; and how they taunt (or used to taunt) you fo...
The evil of harassment and our collective denialAbout more than 80 percent of women in Pakistan face harassment every day that includes physical, verbal and sexual harassment whether it is at the workplace or at a public place or at home. Yet, this...
On the road, saving livesThere is an air of renewed hope that is palpable throughout the country. This hope is for change, for betterment; for a new Pakistan. Although this phrase is often used politically, the average Pakist...
Kulsoom Nawaz’s fight against adversityThe late Kulsoom Nawaz, was the wife of the former prime minister Nawaz Sharif. Her life is an inspiration to many. In 1999, Musharraf detained the then prime minister Nawaz Sharif, during his coup to...