Jirgas banned? This is a question, if not all, many must have asked recently. On October 09, the Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Peshawar issued an order in writing, sternly directing Station House Officers (SHOs) not to allow any “private jirga”. Copy of that order shortly made its way to social media. Unsurprisingly, it elicited […]
Sensitising Police towards Marginalised Communities
Hardly does a week pass that we do not hear about horrific crimes being committed against marginalised communities here. Be it vandalising places of worship of non-Muslims citizens; mob lynching or harassment of transgender persons, the hate-filled and fundamentalist society has avoided nothing to try. This is shameful, to say the least. Usually when such […]
Combating Child Domestic Labour
The true character of a society is revealed in how it treats its children, says Nelson Mandela. Taking this very popular saying into account, where we stand today is profoundly troubling, to say the least. Pakistan is home to approximately 22.8 million out-of-school children. Similarly, the UN report, released in June this year, noted that […]
Police Martyrs’ Day
Police is considered a relatively tougher profession than any other across the globe. It is the toughest in Pakistan. Apart from routine obligations, the police also continue to serve on the frontline in the so-called war on terror. While the public perception of police in Pakistan may not be something appreciative, the truth is: that […]
End Violence in Schools
A school is a place where children are sent to learn. Sometimes it can also be a place of bullying, sexual harassment, verbal abuse and other forms of violence. In this article, I will focus on violence in schools. The oft-repeated jargon for violence in schools and madrassahs is corporal punishment. It is an entrenched […]
Books for Pardons
Life of man and crime are two things that go parallel every second. Crime will not stop as long as there remains the existence of man on earth. In the early days of man’s life on earth, there were no local laws to have properly defined what a crime was and what wasn’t. Crimes must […]
One Year in Diplomatic Isolation
Today marks the completion of one year of the fall of Kabul to the Afghan Taliban. While the fall of Kabul to the Taliban apparently came to pass on August 15, 2021, it can be well-argued that the pre-fall developments in Kabul had actually paved the way for it to happen. Lately, in an interview […]
Talks with TTP
While wars have been used by nation-states and other actors as a tool for achieving political goals, it is crystal clear that war has been beneficial to none. Dialogues and negotiations have always been a sacred option to amicably resolve any matter. The United States and her allies invaded Afghanistan and fought for 20 years […]
Different Angles to Russia-Ukraine Conflict
When 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
The 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 […]