Dr Rakhshinda Perveen

What could be the psychological state of all women that are aware, urban, modern and, in actuality, survivors of violence but cannot dare to go to a police station, hire a lawyer or even think of a nerve-wracking court proceeding? What about those who decide to not tell their stories for the safety of their […]

The current pandemic of COVID 19 is still unfolding not only its own mutations but several other pandemics of inequalities too. Multi-level and multi-faceted challenges are integrated in the health systems of all countries. As a part of its commitment to the agenda 2030, achieving the Universal Health Coverage with its 16 indicators is a […]

Back in late 70s and early 80s, me and my peers saw ourselves as privileged to actually watch the parade of the 23 March, the Pakistan day. The most awaited parts then were the air past, parachuting especially the one led by the legend Brig.TM and the parade by the SSG Commandos. Simultaneously, adoring, the […]

The International Women’s Day (IWD) in theory does not belong to any one particular country, region or organization. The ideological ownership does transcend boundaries and borders. However, in materiality its control is caged in certain visible and invisible hands. The lexicon, mood, gestures and poses to reflect feminism and solidarity with the rights of women […]

Dedicated to all micro and mega tormentors in the guise of development managers and decision everywhere in Pakistan. Let us be grateful that many of us survived the pandemic of COVID 19 in 2020 and have successfully navigated through the first two months of 2021. Let this gratitude may not be the license to ignore […]

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) for the development agenda 2030, were adopted as the part of national development by our National Assembly in 2016. In 2020, Pakistan was graded as 134th out of 193 member countries of UN on the dashboard of SDG index ( all 17 SDG included) . In the same index Afghanistan, […]

The chronic and constant yet amazing expressions of infidelities between knowledge, practices, behaviours, intentions in different combinations are found in all societies. The breach of rules, regulations and systems everywhere no longer appears either embarrassing or unacceptable. Strangely enough even the legal systems regarding issues/crimes of violence against anyone including trans, women and children (that […]

In an age of glorification of oversimplification, instant success and speed one may wonder how to state what happened on the 16 December 1971 in the Ramna racecourse ground of Dhaka. The dismemberment of Pakistan’s Eastern wing has been summed up by the victorious side as the liberation and by the armed enabler as a […]

Who is the criminal in a Rape crime? It seems that a vast majority of those who can speak out loud and transfer a transformative change have lost the potency to answer to this seemingly straightforward question.Rape, known as one of the most difficult criminal acts to prove in the court of law,too often,is even […]

The global pandemic COVID 19 while accelerating in Pakistan is not only unmasking the minuses of our health systems and governance but it is also putrefying certain myths about many good- hearted individuals and institutions. Many ordinary Pakistanis are becoming aware of this barren bargain simply due to their privileged access to the internet and […]