Raising voice for womens rights and leadership in rural Sindh on September 11, 2017 Tell us a little about yourself. How was your journey from being a student to a prominent gender specialist? I was born and bred in the traditional city of northern Sindh called Jacobabad. My father was a lawyer by profession. He played a very important role in my upbringing; he would tutor me and […]
Missing persons! on September 6, 2017As a citizen of Pakistan, I am very much concerned about the increase in cases of enforced disappearances in Pakistan. The state has utterly and miserably failed to restrain law enforcement agencies that may be behind the enforced disappearances in Pakistan;agencies whichare indulging in the practice with impunity. The legacy of this impunityis gross violations […]
Myth or mystery? on September 5, 2017Lahore, indeed is a city full of architecture and takes history in its fold. Many historic places and other things are a part of this cosmopolitan and historical city. Enjoying the rich architecture and the cultural-historical treasures of Lahore, one cannot help being awed by the grandeur and the mystery of a Mughal-era tomb’s pale-white […]
Ghulam Sughra Solangi a woman of courage on August 25, 2017Please tell us about your early life and how you began your career. I was born on March 2, 1970 in the village of Muhammad Arab Solangi, Tehsil Kot Diji Khairpur Mirs, Sindh, Pakistan. My father Muhib Ali was a teacher in a government school. During my childhood years, I wanted to seek education but […]
Who will prevail in the battle for NA-120? on August 17, 2017Elections are most hyped event in the political history of Pakistan. During elections, the nation wholeheartedly is involved in voting for their favourite political party. These days we are hearing a lot about the by-election in NA-120, and are aware that it is the most popular national assembly constituency. Most importantly, in this electrifying political […]
Pakistans justice system: successes and failures on August 10, 2017WILLIAM Ewart Gladstone, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in the late 19th century, once said, “Justice delayed is justice denied”. Moreover, the right to receive justice without delay was one of the promises made by King John of England in the Magna Carta 1215. Unfortunately, today’s Pakistan presents a typical example of this […]
The dismal state of education on July 23, 2017The Convention on the Rights of the Child and many of the global education goals, including the Millennium Development Goals, aim at ensuring the right to quality education, which, unfortunately millions of children and women around the world are deprived of. Globally, some 67 million children remain out of school. According to the EFA Development […]
Dismal state of our education on May 14, 2017The United Nations Global Education Monitoring Report, published last year, revealed that Pakistan is 50-plus years behind in its primary and 60-plus years behind in its secondary education targets. In 2015-16, a mere 2.3 percent was earmarked for education-related expenditure. Pakistan spends only two percent of its GDP on education — in comparison, war-torn Afghanistan […]
Be curious, crazy and mad on April 24, 2017In Pakistan, no one is ready to listen to others’ views and honour human life. We are becoming brutes and executioners. No one has the right to take law in his or her hands and punish someone in such violent manner as witnessed in Mardan. However, crimes related to blasphemy are a serious offence in Muslim-majority Pakistan, […]
Combating terrorism in Pakistan on April 16, 2017Terrorism is the biggest threat to Pakistan’s progress. Its roots can be traced back to 1979 when there was an effort to force Russia to leave Afghanistan. But the problem became severe after 9/11. And now in 2017, it has become a menace for our motherland. I do not want to go into the history […]