In 2008, five women were buried alive in Jaffarabad, Balochistan — their only crime was allegedly dishonoring their tribe. A senator justified their murder as “centuries-old tradition.” No repercussions followed. Over a decade later, the story hasn’t changed much. In 2024 alone, more than 400 women were killed for “honor,” according to the Human […]
feminism
“I’m not a feminist, I prefer traditional woman’s role,” says Sarah Khan; faces backlash
Popular Pakistani actress Sarah Khan is facing social media backlash after her recent comments distancing herself from feminism and expressing a preference for traditional gender roles. In a candid interview with Independent Urdu, Sarah said she doesn’t consider herself a “big feminist.” Instead, she described herself as a woman from the “old times” who prefers […]
Aurat march vs. Ahmed Ali Butt: The battle over gender roles and equality
In his latest podcast, Ahmed Ali Butt claimed the Aurat March movement was “heavily funded” to disrupt Pakistan’s family structure. He argued that feminism, as seen in the Aurat March, was manipulated to tax women and undermine traditional family roles. Butt’s views were widely criticized by activists, media figures, and fellow public figures like Frieha […]
Feminism as a curse; a myth or reality
Feminism is considered a negative word in Pakistan and is often used as a code word for atheism, Western allegiance, or just general systemic threat. I’m not an atheist or a Western agent, but I am a feminist, at least in terms of my own beliefs. I pose a danger to system and the status […]
Women belong in the kitchen
Women belong in the kitchen? Meghan Markle admits she has been a spokesman for women ever since she was a young girl. Speaking on the first episode of her podcast Archetypes, Meghan told tennis star Serena Williams she was ‘furious’ after watching a P&G ad where women were deliberately put down. Women belong in the […]
Why MEN need gender equality?
Generally, the call for gender equality is made by women, for women. The crux of the feminist struggle is raising women’s status to that of men’s, demanding the same rights and privileges that men enjoy so that women’s plight can be improved. But here is the corollary: gender equality will not improve women’s condition alone; […]
Pakistani women must keep fighting the patriarchy
As a woman born into a family who considers their daughters equal to their sons, it is often quite hard for me to come face-to-face with inequality in the present-day society of Pakistan. I am among some of the few women whose rights have not been taken away from her by her family in any […]
Women need to respect other women: Iqra Aziz
Pakistani TV actress, Iqra Aziz took to her Twitter account to talk about how women need to be a lot more accepting of and empathetic towards their own kind. On Wednesday, the “Suno Chanda” actress wrote in her tweet, “It’s not only the men who need to respect women, women too need to respect other […]
Stigma of being a housewife
With the revolutionary growth of feminism and woman coming out as bold and strong, the importance of housewives is deteriorating. Where all the women are talking about coming out of the comforts of their homes to compete with men in all fields of life, no one talks about the efforts of housewives. In the past, […]
Social media admires female pilots on their challenging flight to Gilgit
Pictures of two female pilots of Pakistan International Airline (PIA) went viral on social as they flew a very challenging flight from Islamabad to Gilgit. PIA on Thursday shared a picture of the two with an appreciative caption which read that “The flight to Gilgit is very challenging and requires a lot of precision and technique.” It […]