Music, media and educationBy: Talha Ali Kushvaha on April 23, 2018This is the age of media and information. Increasingly, for most of us in our forties and older, a sense of being out of date and out of step with ever changing and improving technology overwhelms us, and the more we try, the more we realise we would never catch up. On the other hand, younger people below 35 years of age find it incredibly simple to handle gadgets and before we know it, they … [Read more...] about Music, media and education
Pakistan’s #MeToo momentBy: Nauman Qaiser on April 23, 2018Our very own ‘#MeToo’ moment has finally arrived, as Meesha Shafi, a versatile artist with a huge fan following, has accused another fellow star, Ali Zafar, of sexual harassment. It is worthwhile to remember that the ‘#MeToo’ is a universal movement which went viral in October 2017 to demonstrate the prevalence of sexual assault and harassment against women at workplaces in the aftermath of public … [Read more...] about Pakistan’s #MeToo moment
The Sindh government’s powerplayBy: Falak Naz on April 23, 2018University is an institution where the academic freedom is the basic and essential requirement for teachers and students. The way of learning and teaching is the primary difference among the university, college and school, in general. Unlike the schools and colleges, the varsity allows the apprentice to open the door of wisdom on the basis of research. Nevertheless, research is the definite way to … [Read more...] about The Sindh government’s powerplay
The run-up to the electionsBy: Mohammad Jamil on April 22, 2018The tenure of the incumbent government will end on May 31, 2018. The premier will ask the president to dissolve the assemblies, and both PM and leader of the opposition will have to agree on the recommendation for caretaker prime minister. As per the media reports, PM Abbasi on Wednesday suggested the leader of the opposition, Khursheed Shah, to nominate a bureaucrat or a technocrat for the … [Read more...] about The run-up to the elections
Daughters of the soilBy: Uzma Kardar on April 22, 2018The three hijab-clad women in red and black you see are part of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Bomb Disposal Squad, resolute in maintaining their rigorous training to combat crime. Have you ever heard of Rafia Qaseem? She was the first woman from Asia to join the Bomb Disposal Unit (BDU) training in Nowshera. In February 2017, 11more women, including three sisters, completed similar training at the … [Read more...] about Daughters of the soil
Balochistan, insurgency and the CPECBy: Naveed Aman Khan on April 22, 2018Pakistan’s economic resurgence seems to be looming. Trade through the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has partially begun, further upping the excitement surrounding the US $56 billion mega project. But what does this mean for the impoverished province of Balochistan? After all, despite being home to Gwadar port, the crown jewel of CPEC, the province’s share in the CPEC bounty is a mere … [Read more...] about Balochistan, insurgency and the CPEC
US airstrikes against Syria — a violation of international lawBy: Syed Kashif Ali on April 21, 2018The US, the UK and France have trampled the international law by attacking a sovereign country, Syria, with more than hundred cruise missiles, apparently, to 'destroy the Syrian regime's chemical weapons research, development and production capabilities.' Why would Assad gas his own people in this point in time when he is enjoying a tremendous triumph on the battle field; has he done so, must be … [Read more...] about US airstrikes against Syria — a violation of international law
The myths surrounding Pakistan’s Muslim identityBy: Riaz Haq on April 21, 2018The partition of India to carve out the Muslim majority state of Pakistan was strongly contested by the Hindu-dominated Indian National Congress. It was also opposed by many within the Indian Muslim community from both the right and the left extremes of the political spectrum. In the end, the vast majority of Indian Muslims sided with Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah and Pakistan became a reality … [Read more...] about The myths surrounding Pakistan’s Muslim identity
Our longest surviving constitutionBy: Muhammad Zahid Rifat on April 21, 2018The first constitution was made and enforced in 1956, making Pakistan the Republic of Pakistan. It proved to be a short-lived document and was abrogated in October 1958 when President Major General Iskander Mirza and first Muslim Commander-in-Chief of Pakistan Army General Muhammad Ayub Khan had connived and imposed first martial law in the country just after eleven years of its … [Read more...] about Our longest surviving constitution
Empty slogans and Thar’s futureBy: M Abbas Khaskheli on April 20, 2018Thar is dying, and if we keep turning a deaf ear to the situation, one day everything will be destroyed. They should be a genuine focus on the development of this remotest and poorest district of Pakistan. A particular region’s contentment can be gauged by the prosperity of its local dwellers. Allocation of fundamental needs of life equally among every inhabitant is said to be the key factor in … [Read more...] about Empty slogans and Thar’s future
