The Political Participation of WomenDemocracies are expected to base their governance on representation from across their populations, considering not only the majority but also the concerns of marginalised groups and minorities. Though...
PTI must help KP’s transgender communityAlisha was the Peshawar coordinator and one ofeight board members of the Trans Action Alliance (TAA), an association of transgender groups working to safeguard the rights of the trans community. Tragi...
Killer mines and criminal silenceAn Independence Day highlight which we conveniently chose to overlook was that the death toll of the mine explosion in Sanjdni reached fifteen. The Sanjdni mine explosion occurred on 13 August at midn...
Remembering Gen Zia-ul-HaqGeneral Zia died in a plane crash on August 17, three months after the Soviets pulled out of Afghanistan. On deposing the former prime minister, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto,on July 5 1977, Zia had famously de...