Kaleem Dean

In 7.5 billion world’s population, women contribute almost 50 percent of enumeration, equaling in number, even in the modern 21st century still struggling for gender equality and social approval. This half of the total population started practical struggle when in 1908 about 15000 women marched through the streets of the New York City for their […]

The recent wave of extremism jolted Pakistan’s social, political and muscular stanchions, compelling the decision-making institutions to re-visit their anti-terrorism resolve. The Prime Minister and the army chief, both have agreed to launch a country-wide grinding operation to obviate extremists, their handlers, facilitators, and sympathisers. Hence without any discerning mechanism, the resolve seems to rewindprevious […]

The recent wave of extremism jolted Pakistan’s social, political and muscular stanchions, compelling the decision-making institutions to re-visit their anti-terrorism resolve. The Prime Minister and the army chief, both have agreed to launch a country-wide grinding operation to obviate extremists, their handlers, facilitators, and sympathisers. Hence without any discerning mechanism, the resolve seems to rewindprevious […]

The disintegrated minorities in the country once again broaching the subject of electoral reforms when Christopher Sajjid of The National Minority Rights Network, (NMRN) and Advocate Riaz Anjum, Chairman, Pakistan Christian Movement triggered the new blood in the movement for minorities’ electoral reforms. The idea of struggle is not new, already against J. Salik’s petition […]

Dramatically, some bloggers kidnapped, released and skedaddled. The quick episode of series of these incidents left many questions, unanswered. The thunderbolt impression on affected individuals, their families and the civil society at large has the hunch that the hostage drama was part of the conspiracy or stratagem. Leaving aside speculations, implications are serious, not only […]

Among many other challenges, the Christian community is facing the legalities of divorce procedures. The Lahore High Court reserved the judgment on this issue after the number of Christian religious, social and political leaders appeared in the court for their ostensible rendition. The matter was raised to the court for seeking possible amendments in the […]

From 1951 till 1981, the census was regularly undertaken in the country, which suggested a gradual population growth. The third censuswas delayed for a year because of Bangladesh’s severance in 1971. As per the latest enumeration, the population in 1972 was 65 million which went up to 130 million by 1998. Since then, the fact […]

A welcome statement from the Premier of Pakistan that ‘the country would be minority friendly’ was widely lauded by most of the countrymen in and out of the Pakistan. He expressed his heartfelt feelings about minorities while inaugurating the renovation work of Katas Raj Hindu Temple, a national heritage and centre of Hindu faith in […]

The minorities population in Pakistan was once believed to be 23% of the total participation, now ‘scaled-down’ to paltry 3% ‘fun-sized’ enumeration. The latest census of 1998 tabulated on de jure basis estimated 2.3 million people belonging to ethnic minorities with Hindus 1.20% and Christians 1.09% presence in the country. 130 million recorded population in […]

Mubarak Abad, a small settlement of Christian community in Toba Tek Sing, opted to celebrate Christmas in a way the faith never taught, but equally Christian clerics, priests and Church leaders never preached the social sides of spirituality to check these celebrations. Sadly, in countries like Pakistan, religions are more theoretical than practical. Religious taboos, […]