Balochistan’s seeing a horrible living standard in the 21st century. The Baloch spend their lives in mountains – unaware of worldly luxuries – millions of whom are not censused in rural Balochistan. The Baloch go missing, and nobody takes notice. When I went to the Balochistan mountains with colleagues, I learned the people in these […]
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Living in interesting times – Part 2
The Pakhtun Tahafuz Movement is bringing to head a series of uncomfortable truths powerfully, publicly, and non-violently. Pakistan is 220 million souls, of which 70% are under the age of 30. PTM represents that demographic. Currently, our political-economic power interests and voices do not. More importantly, discrimination and disenfranchisement on the basis of power has […]
Qandeel’s parents kept in the ‘dark’ about Baaghi?
As commercially hit Urdu One drama serial, Baaghi drew to a riveting close last week, a string of opposing narratives groped two major factions into the spotlight. Lawyer and Internet activist Nighat Dad voiced her concern over Baaghi‘s “well-intentioned efforts to highlight Qandeel’s cause” as having “exploited and misled her parents” by not paying them their […]