Gulmina Bilal Ahmad

Qazi Hussain Ahmed in his latest statement reiterated the same words that were being uttered by many rightwing politicians, analysts and organisations. He was of the view that the attack on Malala and its portrayal on media was being given unnecessary hype and was being used as a justification for an operation in North Waziristan. […]

Protests against the so-called anti-Islam movie continued during the last week of September. The so-called peaceful protests claimed the lives of more than 20 people and caused irreparable damage to public and private property alike. Most important of all, a church was set on fire by the protesting mob in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and a Hindu […]

Rimsha, a poor scavenger belonging to a suburb in Islamabad, was arrested on August 16, 2012, under the Blasphemy Law. Her arrest created a serious reaction not only among Pakistani civil society but on the international level as well. French Cardinal Jean Louis Tauran announced that he would contest Rimsha’s case. Rimsha’s initial medical reports […]

Going through the newspaper really makes me feel as if everything is going fine when there is nothing about innocent people dying in terrorist attacks; there is only news of politics, of course! But then politics have always been like this: never smooth, at least in my lifetime. So it is a good day when […]

It took more than 60,000 deaths for us to realise that too many people have died. The war on terror, which was never ours, is finally being owned, with a few exceptions. Fortunately, a large-scale consensus has been reached and the government and armed forces have categorically declared that the militants will be dealt with […]

The Islamabad Expressway at Koral Chowk is hosting quite a revealing billboard. This particular billboard reflects the collective rape that Pakistanis have witnessed. Some amongst us might enjoy it but the majority of us has and is still suffering because of it. The billboard also reflects the exhibitionist tendencies of some of the rapists. Yes, […]

According to a recent press briefing by the Director General of the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), 1,100 terrorists have so far been killed in the Zarb-e Azb operation. These figures surely provide some relief to the terrorism-affected population of Pakistan. However, a lot needs to be done to rehabilitate the internally displaced persons (IDPs) of […]

What is on the cards for the thousands of Pakistani citizens marching towards the Prime Minister (PM) House in Islamabad? Freedom from the oppressive regime or a revolution that will change the whole system? No one has a definite answer. On August 14, 2014, thousands of protestors/citizens of Pakistan started marching towards Islamabad, led by […]

Three members of the Sikh community were attacked in Peshawar in broad daylight on Wednesday. One of them died on the spot while the other two are said to be in critical condition. Angry protestors from the Sikh community blocked the GT road as a protest against the incident. Similarly, only a week ago, three […]

On January 15, 2013, a bench of the honourable Supreme Court (SC) ordered the creation of a commission to conduct research into nine terms of reference (TORs) raised through the filing of several petitions in the SC. The commission had Mr Justice (retd) Nasir Aslam Zahid as the chairman and Senator (retd) Javed Jabbar as […]