A handful of lawyers went to the Peshawar High Court last month to get an FIR( First Information Report) registered against the organisers of the Aurat March. Before going to the court, they tried their luck at the police station, where an SHO refused to oblige them. The court, however, is empowered under Section 22-A […]
Women, obscenity and Imran Khan
No one, not even Imran Khan, the prime minister of Pakistan, can justify rape. Period. Having sex with a woman without her consent is a universal crime. Indeed, Islam mandates that parents choosing a groom for their daughter must seek her agreement before the marriage can go ahead. A woman’s body is too precious to […]
USA’s ‘religion watch-list’ double standard on India
Pakistan was recently designated as a “Country of particular concern,” under the International Religious Freedom Act (IRFA). This designation was made in the 2018 annual report of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF). The report has labelled Pakistan as “a country that does not tolerate religious diversity, and gives a narrow space […]
Quality enhancement and healthcare standards
Healthcare standards are advocated as an important means of improving clinical practice and organisational performance. The Punjab Healthcare Commission (PHC) has utilised an open, transparent and inclusive development process to develop standards for a wide range of treatment disciplines being practiced across Punjab. The methodologies adopted by the PHC are effective and efficient at producing […]
Managing hospital waste for a cleaner environment
June 5 is celebrated as the World Environment Day, to remind us of the importance of protecting our environment. Even though mankind has made unprecedented developments in science and technology, at the same time we have completely ignored the state of our planet. The world is more polluted today, than it ever was. There are […]
Managing hospital waste for a cleaner environment
June 5 is celebrated as the World Environment Day to remind ourselves about the importance of having a clean and hazard free environment. Parallel to mankind’s unprecedented development in science and technology has been its insensitivity to earth’s atmosphere. The world is much polluted today than it ever was. There are different dimensions of pollutions […]
PHC attends to midwifery
A midwife plays a crucial role in making women aware about their reproductive health. She looks after a pregnant woman and her baby throughout the antenatal period, during child birth and also gives postnatal care. She also provides psychological assistance and helps the mother in family planning. Because of continuous interaction, the relationship between a […]
Civil-military relations and the Mumbai attack
For saying something that has been said several times before, former Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif has been branded a traitor. Allegations that Pakistan sent non-state actors to India to conduct the infamous Mumbai attacks in which 166 people were killed have been made before. The attack had irked the international community, which readily accepted […]
Quackery: A hazard to life
According to the Punjab Healthcare Commission Act 2010, any person not eligible to practice medicine either because they are not qualified or registered with the Federal Council are called quacks. In other words, anyone not holding an MBBS or BDS degree and thus not registered with the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council are considered quacks. […]
Deep state back to its old tricks
When history is repeated, it is the sign that lessons have not been learned. When a player, setting aside the rules of the game, keeps using the old tricks, it is a sign of confidence about the opponent’s persistent inability to fight back. Such inertia kills the spirit of a nation that, at the end […]