Pakistan: achieving the SDGs on April 17, 2018On 25th September, 2015, all UN member states gathered at Sustainable Development Summit to adopt the agenda for 2030. The agenda included a set of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, fight inequality and injustice, and tackle climate change by 2030. These 17 points are a universal set of goals, targets and indicators […]
Mela Chiraghan — the festival of lights that illuminates Lahore every year on April 9, 2018Lahore, with its wall city history, mesmerising historical monuments, rich sufi culture, remnants of Mughals and delicious food, has always been a treat. The city is packed with numerous shrines and tombs. Sufis like Bulleh Shah, Madhu Laal Hussain, Mian Mir Qadri and Shah Jamal Qadri are buried on the fertile land of Lahore. These […]
Sachal Sarmast’s shrine — a symbol of interfaith harmony on March 28, 2018The province of Sindh, which is also regarded as the place of Sufi’s, is loaded with temples and shrines of saints. There are multiple historical monuments and buildings scattered throughout the province including: Sheesh Mahal, Fort Digi, Shrine of Bedil & Bekas, Sadhu Belo, Tomb of Seven Sisters, Asthan of Kalka Devi and last but […]
Haveli Naunihal Singh — a jewel in the heart of Lahore on March 22, 2018The Lahore Walled City is famous for its cultural heritage. One can find mesmerising mosques, Hindu temples, havelis and buildings that were built back in time by the Mughal rulers. While entering the Mori Gate of the Walled City of Lahore, one can come across a place of learning, named as the Victoria Girls High […]
Inside the magnificent Wazir Khan Mosque on March 11, 2018One cannot deny the fact that Lahore is enriched with historical and artistic monuments, which have helped the city retain its tourist look. The Wazir Khan mosque is one of the amazing pieces of artwork, which is appreciated for its incredibly awesome faience tile work. It is located in Lahore and is also sometimes referred […]
Inside Sukkur’s Lloyd Barrage Museum on March 4, 2018Pakistan, as a whole, boasts a rich and diverse cultural heritage, and multiple creative and artistic traditions. While talking about province of Sindh and mainly Sukkur which is famous for its mesmerising spots, such as Lansdowne Bridge, Sukkur Barrage, Ghanta Ghar, Sadhu Belo, Tomb of Seven Sisters, Masoom Shah Jo Minaro, Arore, Lab-e-Mehran, Muhammad Bin […]
Sindh’s chronic issues on March 1, 2018Sindh has been facing various problems including poverty, unemployment, corruption and terrorism. The weak and unstable economy of Sindh province requires active participation of educated people in the development. Women make more than half of the total population in Sindh and accessibility of education to them is necessary for economic and social of the Sindh […]
Khairpur: then and now on February 6, 2018Khairpur was founded in 1783 by Mir Sohrab Khan of the Talpur dynasty and served as capital of the former princely state of Khairpur until 1955; it later merged into one unit. The Talpurs defeated the Kalhora forces in the Battle of Halani in 1783 and conquered Sindh. Resultantly, Khairpur became the residential area for the Talpurs. We all are well known […]
The education crisis on February 1, 2018Sadly, again in 2017, the federal, as well as provincial governments, failed to fulfil the promises made to the public under the Constitution of Pakistan. The article 25-A says: ‘The State shall provide free and compulsory education to all children of the age of five to sixteen years in such manner as may be determined […]
INGOs are not the problem on January 13, 2018One month ago, the government of Pakistan sparked concern both here and abroad when it expelled some 29 international non-governmental organisations. No concrete explanation was provided beyond the rather vague allegations that these had been both working in unauthorised areas and beyond their mandate. Action Aid was among those given marching orders. This is one […]