Dr Rakhshinda Perveen

Although there is a conspicuous increase in focus on feminism, gender equality, diversity, and inclusion in the world of academia and the social development sector, the required clarity and emphasis are absent on the most powerful institutions influencing human development and the UN Agenda 2030 regarding classism and its nexus with the climate change impact. […]

Every day, many videos on different topics go viral on different digital forums. Recently, I came across an interesting viral video where Karen Jacobson-the voice behind Google maps-talked about herself as the one who is known as the only woman men would take directions from. Besides reflecting good-humoured script delivered in an easy pleasant style, […]

Do countries get sick? I still remember how I asked my teacher as a class 3 student when we were told (while studying social studies–Not Pakistan studies) that Turkey is the sick man of Europe. After realising my childhood dream of becoming a medical doctor, I was introduced to those harsh illnesses that are not […]

History must never be manoeuvered by anyone. Anyone means everyone, including powerful men and women in power offices. This also includes those, who had the privilege of serving as the COAS in a country continuously nurtured by sham democracy. All countries should be free to decide their priorities. But are there any moral foundations of […]

Another December has arrived, another year is ending, and another year will start in a few days. The calendar changes and time keeps moving. What has not changed is the predicament of some 300,000 people in different camps in Dhaka and other cities of Bangladesh. While 16 December is the day of liberation for this […]

All people are legally born free, but a larger majority remains in the shackles of visible and invisible chains constructed by the mighty custodians of society, morality, culture, politics, and even civil rights. Not all human beings can enjoy their human rights due to the accessibility to information about their rights and justice. Each year, […]

Global statistics on Violence against Women show that, on average, 35 per cent of women have experienced either physical and/or sexual violence by someone who is an intimate partner or sexual violence by someone who is not a partner. A report by Care International (an INGO) asked the readers to imagine a room full of […]

Disasters irrespective of their origins cannot be managed and mitigated through rhetoric and insubstantial donations. The emergency responses by different provincial governments and allied organizations are failing to match the magnitude of the damages. The passionate verbosity of many revered and popular political figures only reflects their command of different languages, effective articulation, and confident […]

Development means a better life for all. And all means all human beings without ifs and buts of race, gender identity, faith, class, ethnicity relations and many other societal conflicts. The colonial era is over officially but its impact is still intact on the governance of today’s developing and least developing countries. One kind of […]

Pakistan was declared the eighth-most affected country when it comes to the effects of climate change over the past two decades. The unembarrassed and habitual disinterest in the progress of people is more unimaginable than the devastation caused by different earthquakes, epidemics, storms, and floods. “Uncertain times, unsettled lives” a recent report of the UNDP, […]