Different Angles to Russia-Ukraine Conflict on March 31, 2022When a war breaks out, it divides perspectives in international capitals and leads to a clash of interests, even sometimes among friendly states of the world, one way or the other. Each state sees a conflict from a different angle. This is an old yet normal feature of international politics. Whatever way a country views […]
Combatting Islamophobia on February 22, 2022The word Islamophobia is once again in the news around the world. To go into further details as to why and how this fresh debate on Islamophobia has stirred up, first there is a need to understand what Islamophobia is. According to the European Islamophobia Report (EIR), an annual report first presented in 2015, Islamophobia […]
Alleged Blasphemy and Blood on December 14, 2021To all and sundry, religion is everything. With thousands of religions around the world, hatred based on religion in human beings with differences in faith is increasing by the day. Intolerance towards others’ beliefs has become a new normal. Where Islamophobia is a global reality, many Muslim-majority countries are facing serious socioreligious issues at home […]
Victims’ Confidentiality on October 2, 2021Hardly does a day pass that we do not hear about children being abused. This shall not be out of place to say that crimes against children are seeing new heights with each passing day. This year, Sahil, an NGO that works for children rights in Pakistan, noted that 2,960 cases of child abuse were […]
Child abuse on June 2, 2020A child in this era is an easy target of various ilk of maltreatment. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) child maltreatment is of four types: physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse and neglect. All these are not hard to witness, nowadays, in our society but sexual abuse of children has become more common […]
English language is not just a language but is ruling on Pakistan’s education on November 8, 2019Different regimes have been heard with tall promises of bringing true reforms in the education system of Pakistan. But reforms in our education system have always been one step forward and two step backward. In 2013, when the ruling PTI Govt came into power in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, it introduced English medium in almost all state-run […]
Why do police resort to torture in custody? on October 20, 2019In the aftermath of Salahudin’s death in Punjab police custody, the custodial torture has become a burning issue. It remained a part of the media campaign throughout last month. Since this topic concerns me greatly, I have decided to pen some thoughts on it. How effective they are, only you can tell, my readers. Death […]
Custodial torture on October 18, 2019Death of Salah U din in Punjab police custody had turned to be a hot topic for debates. Being the part KPK police, i’m totally not in favor of custodial torture and I’d term this is an inhuman act, but I don’t think so if the police are responsible for this alone. General public, electronic, […]
Why do police resort to torture in custody? on October 15, 2019In the aftermath of Salahudin’s death in Punjab police custody, the custodial torture has become a burning issue. It remained a part of the media campaign throughout last month. Since this topic concerns me greatly, I have decided to pen some thoughts on it. How effective they are, only you can tell, my readers. Death […]