Pakistans education systemon November 28, 2015Our education system is in tatters. The dual education system in practice here exacerbates the class division vehemently. The government-based education system is not at all at par with English medium private schools, which puts government school goers at a disadvantage when it comes to employment. Sixty years have passed but we have been unable to […]
Our blasphemy lawson November 11, 2015Blasphemy laws are those laws that have exacerbated the situation of violence in the country. General Ziaul Haq introduced draconian clauses to these laws, which had been formulated by the British Raj in 1860. Before the introduction of additional clauses into these laws from 1980 to 1986, only 14 blasphemy cases were reported. But from […]
FATA reformson November 4, 2015The Federally Administrated Tribal Areas (FATA) was a no go area a century ago; a century later it is still a no go area. The colonial powers introduced the Frontier Crimes Regulation (FCR) for the ruling of FATA. According to the FCR, a political agent would handle the administration of the area while tribal elders […]