Revenge rape and the feudals on August 4, 2017Local elders of a panchayat (village council) in Multan ordered the rape of a 16-year-old girl as a punishment for her brother’s crime of raping a 12-year-old girl a few days back. In a separate incident in Chichawatni, a 14-year-old girl was given away by her family in Vani, but after the matter was reported […]
Why do we still have child labour? on August 1, 2017A 16 year old domestic worker Akhter Ali was found dead in Lahore in his employer’s house. He and his sister have been working for Fauzia, daughter of PML-N MPA Shah Jahan. It is confirmed after the post-mortem that the boy was beaten to death with the help of a sharp weapon. A similar case […]
Child abuse shattering the silence on July 25, 2017 The main character involved in sexually abusing and later blackmailing women was arrested by the police in Peshawar. He confessed to making obscene videos of the women and then blackmailing the victims. The most shocking aspect of the news is that he is the principal of a private school and holds a Masters degree […]
Child abuse shattering the silence on July 25, 2017 The main character involved in sexually abusing and later blackmailing women was arrested by the police in Peshawar. He confessed to making obscene videos of the women and then blackmailing the victims. The most shocking aspect of the news is that he is the principal of a private school and holds a Masters degree […]
Inclusive education on July 18, 2017Inclusive education is defined as a learning environment that promotes the full academic and professional development of all learners irrespective of race, class colour, gender disability, sexual preferences, learning styles and language. There are the principles for inclusive education like fulfilling the needs of all students, listening to them and most importantly the individual differences […]
Education for social responsibility on July 5, 2017If you feel a sense of social responsibility, first of all, keep working on yourself. “Being peaceful yourself is the first step if you want to live in a peaceful universe”–Ram Das The recent incident of oil tanker spill and then the disastrous fire where 170 people were burnt to death left the whole nation […]
Creativity requires courage on June 25, 2017“When I think of Pakistan after 50 years I see a land of peace, love security with a clean environment and respect for fine arts and music.” This was a young Bachelors student sharing his vision in training on peace. I was really surprised as trainer to listen to the boy as he belonged to […]
Why is it so easy to victimise women? on June 12, 2017“I don’t know whom I should blame. I was just five-years old when I was abused by a neighbour and was asked not to share that with anyone. It kept on happening. I don’t know why my mother couldn’t notice my late arrivals and my scared face. It’s a nightmare and I still come across […]
Corporal punishment on June 5, 2017“Adults have not understood children or adolescents and they are, as a consequence, in continuous conflict with them. The remedy is not that adults should gain some new intellectual knowledge or achieve a higher standard of culture. No, they must find a different point of departure. An adult must find within himself the still unknown […]
Essentials of teachers training on May 29, 2017Teaching is a sacred job.With three parallel systems of education, Pakistan is really unfortunate to have a meagre budget for education, besides there are only nominal incentives for the human resources involved. There are a total of 413,000 primary school teachers in Pakistan. The number of teachers for middle — and higher-levels is 375,000 and […]