The state of the state on December 29, 2017In an attack that reminded us of the APS tragedy three years ago on 16th December 2014, a blast struck the Bethel Memorial Methodist Church in Quetta during Sunday church service, killing several and injuring dozens. Pictures of the scene of destruction within the church soon spread; spoiled, smashed and shattered Christmas decorations could be […]
Freedom of expressions shrinking on April 5, 2017Pakistan seems to be caught in a constant movement of one step forward and two steps backwards. Earlier this year, the disappearance of six prominent social activists and bloggers, who were critical of the state and establishment, sent shockwaves through the civil society. Their recovery was a cause of relief. However, the message of their […]
Rape and speech on January 26, 2014Rape. A word whose four letters fail in doing justice to the gravity and intensity of the monstrosity that violates the physical, psychological, emotional, mental and sexual being of an individual for a lifetime. However, in recent years, the appropriation of the word ‘rape’ as an adjective has taken on the form of commonality with […]
No time for knee-jerk solutions on September 11, 2013It has become a routine affair to read and hear headlines announcing the impending or ordered suspensions and dismissals of officers as an answer to lapses of security, administration or general mismanagement these days. More or less such decisions have come to be recognised as an instrument of redress and governance. After the recent incident […]