They Become What They See on June 10, 2022Each child is the seed of a new life – bearing inside of it the fruits of life’s possibilities. -Cory van den Bossche Each child is unique, carrying within themselves the energy and the ability to unleash their unlimited potential. However, every child is limited only by their upbringing and how they are nurtured. On […]
Acid Attacks on the Rise on December 15, 2021When a social issue is brought into the limelight, one expects and hopes that it will have a ripple effect causing a shift from its previous position to one that will bring betterment in the society. This is what I had hoped when Saving Face, a popular film in 2012, made national and international headlines. […]
Selling Adams & Eves: A Story of Prostitution on November 15, 2021September 2021 – faint news in the media and print echoes a dark story of a gang blackmailing young women into prostitution. The FIA officials were able to catch two perpetrators, a man, and a woman, trafficking women to Dubai. August 2021 – the Punjab police recovered four young girls who were kidnapped and exposed […]
The Rising Rape Culture on October 2, 2021The corporate chitter-chatter and the lunch break discussion had turned into a much earnest discussion. The participants stood divided. Everyone had an opinion – democracy at its finest, one would assume, but just like the democratic system, only opinions were being thrown at each other mixed with emotional outbursts. All of that to no end! […]
The Rotten Juvenile Justice System in the Country on August 10, 2021What judgement pronounce you upon him who though honest in his flesh yet is the thief in Spirit? – Khalil Jibran The Prophet. I think the above status says a lot about us as a society, as a Nation! Pakistan is a country with over 225 million people and a total prison population of 82,139; […]
Of schools, ghosts and dreams of education on June 23, 2021Six-year-old Saad’s heart was racing as he paced towards his destination. He kept on turning round to capture one last glimpse of his mother, Jameela. She waved him goodbye with a faint smile. Saad’s father, Asad, held to his wrist tightly as they both walked hurriedly. “We don’t want to be late; today is your […]
An addictive affair on June 5, 2021Science Direct published a study back in March last year, entitled, ‘Youth at risk: The Alarming issue of drug addiction in academic institutions in Pakistan’. It makes for grim reading. The report finds that the country is home to 7.6 million active drug users, largely young people and university students; 78 percent of which are […]