Those who matter must take flood disaster seriously on October 11, 2022On each dialed call, we listen to demand of 10 rupees for the Prime Minister Flood Relief Fund. The amount is not much, but one thing that comes in everyone’s mind first is that, whether it will be spent on flood affected people or not. In Pakistan, which has come under the grip of floods, […]
COVID-19 fear more dangerous than the virus itself on March 25, 2020It’s true that the fear of the disease may be worse than the disease itself, watching or hearing someone nearby who is being infected causes you to be frightened too. The same situation prevails at the area of the Bharakhue after recent cases of coronavirus. I write it from the place of deep anxiety and […]
Aurat March and International Women’s Day on March 9, 2020Count all the ways you’re beautiful, your soul and your spirit, your heart full of love, your mind full of care, your brain full of questions, your hands that can comfort, your words that can soothe, your conscience that roots you, in the good, right and true. You are a miracle, unique through and through. […]
Breaking the begging bowl and struggling for equality on November 19, 2019Wearing thobe, a long white cloak and Guthra, a headscarf like traditional Arab clothing, Farooq is among those courageous transpersons who always guide their community for changing their lifestyles and doing some work instead of begging. But despite that he is always mocked and harassed by the people because of his gender identity. It takes […]
Environment friendly bags must be friendly to pockets as well on September 7, 2019Finally it is great that people are getting on board to save the earth and looking for cloth or paper bags as an alternative to plastic bags, but the true help for keeping environment clean and green is that the quarters concerned must make those things for free and don’t think about profit. Disposable or […]
Grinding poverty giving rise to child labour on June 30, 2019Childhood is a golden period of one’s life. It is full of beautiful memories and joys with family and friends. However, garbage collector Hamza Makamalis is among those unfortunate children who are not even blessed with a beautiful childhood. His childhood cannot be praised by poets and writers as it revolves around heaps of garbage, […]
What lower-class women have to struggle with on March 9, 2019Successful and independent women are not only those who know what they want but also those millions of dejected women who are struggling hard for countering life challenges. Ayesha’s husband Ishtiaq Ali went missing six years. She is also among those who are fighting for her dreams of also for her four children. Though her […]
Hail to Spring! on March 1, 2019Sometimes the heavy cold rains beat it back but finally the most loved season spring has emerged in the town with new and light green leaves on the branches of the trees and plants, with colorful blossoms grabbing all attentions. Every year the leaves fall from the trees and their branches were bare against the […]
Murree is struggling over resumption of business and tourist confidence on January 20, 2019Having hope in his eyes, a middle-aged man, who had been observing us for last few minutes, came with a water bottle and said, “It is fresh water of nearby chashma”. I took it and gave him few rupees, which were much more for a vendor whose whole family was depending on him. He only […]
Young lawyers attach hopes with new govt to address their plight on December 22, 2018Young emerging lawyers who have at times confronted and faced myriads of challenges in their profession have attached their hopes to the government of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI). Law is known for standing up for the rights of people. It dates back to 3000BC and has travelled from Babylonian laws to the court of chanceries and […]