April 23 marks World Book and Copyright Day. But in a country where just 62% of people bought at least one book last year, this must be a little known fact. When compared to 87% and 82% in Turkey and Russia respectively, the numbers gathered for Pakistan were unsurprisingly low. A cause-and-effect phenomenon can be […]
Don’t tell my mother I want to travel around Pakistan
Every millennial is familiar with Instagram and the trending ‘backpackers’, ‘finders’, ‘wanderers’ and ‘solo travelers’ on this easy-to-use app who explore the unexplored and travel without a care in the world. A more rising trend is the increasingly positive projection of Pakistan as a ‘tourist-friendly’ country on the social media. So me, an average millennial […]
Crighter: A safety app from Karachi-based techie
A lot among us have been mugged on numerous occasions – so much so that it has become a routine. However, a techie from Karachi offers a solution: Crighter – a portmanteau of the words crime and right – is a free safety app that lets you document emergency situations and notify others in real […]
Love Thy Neighbor NOT
The Indo-Pak rivalry is not new. The fissures of hatred and mistrust were apparent even before the Partition. What is new and certainly a matter of great bewilderment is that the two states, despite their shared values and similar heritage, continue to draw daggers against each other. In a globalized economy where regionalism can benefit […]
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; […]