Kaleem Dean

From top to bottom, the entire society is in a mess of carving ‘narratives’, religious narrative, social narrative, and political narrative. But the gripping socio-religious manifestation has superseded all other philosophies of social way of life ignoring the thematic elements of democracy envisioned by the founder of Pakistan.  Since 1947, the dominant religious card was […]

With the newfangled wave of theocracy in the country, minorities are reminded of their pitiful state in Pakistan. A few aggressive Islamists have put the government on its knees. The momentum of their power can be compared to the 2014 PTI sit-in, which could not stir the government, but this small group of abusive human […]

Out of 7.2 billion world’s enumeration, 85 percent of the population is a part of various religions, faiths or creeds which directly or indirectly lead them to God, Allah, Ram or Brahma. Religions preach love, harmony, coexistence, brotherhood, equality and justice. On the contrary, in most parts of the world there is chaos, inequality, suppression […]

The religious extremists of Tehreek-e-Labbaik emerged dramatically as a political party after getting 7000 votes in the Lahore by-election of NA 120. And now they have bought the capital on a stand still. Apparently, the embryo of hate was fertilised during Mumtaz Qadri’s trial but matured after his execution in February 2016. Thenceforth, unlike other […]

The deteriorating situation of minorities in Pakistan demands a strong initiative to address their grievances of collective social discrimination. They have been demanding recognition as equal citizens of the state as a result. Their wanton vandalism, constitutional discrimination, non-entities in the mainstream politics, forced conversions to Islam, abuse of blasphemy laws and hate content against […]

During the past few weeks, Thailand Immigration arrested around three dozen Pakistani Christian Asylum Seekers, even though all were holding UNHCR registration certificates. Thailand is a country known for its religious tolerance which has made her an easy destination for people fleeing their homelands to avoid persecution and oppression. Majority of Asylum Seekers in Thailand […]

The US Commission on International Religious Freedom in its annual report 2017 designated Pakistan as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC). There are three categories included to designate different countries of the world by the US. Commission on International Religious Freedom. Along with other 16 countries of the world including China and Russia, Pakistan has […]

For the last few months, time and again, people are asking questions about the performance of minorities’ parliamentarians. Minorities fully recognise that these selected individuals are not their representatives, but they also believe they are being selected to represent them. All these parliamentarians are as powerful as their masters therefore, people are reluctant to question […]

The bewildered state of minorities reflects their muddled thinking on different issues of the social and political importance. Generation after generation, they face identical challenges of discrimination and persecution that started after the independence in 1947. The leaders representing minorities during the time of independence movement, soon after the partition, rationally acknowledged that Pakistan was […]