Ban child marriageson May 15, 2019On May 2, a 10-year-old was married off to 50-year-old Muhammad Soomar Soomro at Moro Marri village in Shikarpur district of Sindh. The police arrested Soomro after the innocent child's life had been ruined irreversibly. A medical report later said the child had been raped four times. Thousands of girls are married off every year in Pakistan before they reach the legal age for marriage.After … [Read more...] about Ban child marriages
HIV in Sindh’s villageson May 14, 2019According to Health-line, a health information web sitewhile there is no cure for human immunodeficiency virus, getting a quick diagnosis and early treatment can slow the progression of the disease and significantly improve the quality of life. A 2013 study found that people with HIV might have a near-normal life expectancy if they start treatment before their immune system is severely … [Read more...] about HIV in Sindh’s villages
Lack of vision to blame for PTI’s failureson May 4, 2019On April 22, Pakistan Peoples Party chairperson Bilawal Bhutto addressed the National Assembly in a style reminicent of his illustrious grandfather Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. Spontaneous and bold, the speech went unanswered from the treasury benches. Several parliamentarians from the ruling party staged a walkout from the lower house to protest against his blistering attack on the government and the … [Read more...] about Lack of vision to blame for PTI’s failures
Combating the cheating cultureon April 17, 2019On Monday April 1, the Secondary School Certificate examinations given by the Boards of Secondary Education started across Sindh. There were complaints of rampant use of unfair means by students at many examination centres in Hyderabad, Sukkur, Mirpurkhas and Larkana. It appears that the government of Sindh government is not serious to control this menace.The use of unfair means in … [Read more...] about Combating the cheating culture
Historic library in need of government attentionon April 10, 2019The central instrument of change in a modern society is information. Libraries are thus extremely important and irreplaceable. For one thing, they are the backbone of any system of education. They collect, stock, process, organize, disseminate and distribute information. They are also a storehouse of ideas and inspiration for the people.Public libraries are not mere resource centres. Ideally, … [Read more...] about Historic library in need of government attention
Stopping domestic violenceon March 31, 2019Though domestic violence is an incredibly pervasive human rights concern all over the world, occurrences of the phenomenon are on the rise in Pakistan. Back in November 2017, the Georgetown Institute's Women, Peace and Security Index ranked Pakistan the fourth worst country for women out of 153 countries. A report revealed that the overall prevalence of domestic violence in Pakistan ranges between … [Read more...] about Stopping domestic violence
Tribal terrorism in Sindhon March 23, 2019Historical documents show that tribal culture predates most cultures. Since time immemorial, people have been living in tribes under a tribal chief to have control over their respective region.The interior Sindh houses a huge number of tribes, which include Solangi, Brohi, Mahar, Jatoi, Jagirani, Bhaya, Bijarani, Teghani, Magsi, Nareja and many others.For last three decades, the tribal situation … [Read more...] about Tribal terrorism in Sindh
Eliminating weapons cultureon March 21, 2019On December 14, 2018, the federal government issued a notification removing a ban imposed on the issuance of non-prohibited bore arms and prohibited bore (automatic and semi-automatic) weapons licenses. The notification is good news for the militant elite, hardcore criminals, terrorists and gun-toting goons, who are the most likely recipients of the weapons. Certainly, the lethal weapons will … [Read more...] about Eliminating weapons culture
Delayed retirement benefitson February 12, 2019Back in October 2016, then Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Anwar Zaheer Jamali had taken suomotu notice of retired government servants experiencing difficulties in receiving their retirement benefits from the concerned government departments. In March of 2017, a three-judge Supreme Court bench headed by Justice Amir Hani Muslim viewing that there is no mechanism for timely disbursement of pension … [Read more...] about Delayed retirement benefits
Preventing suicideson February 2, 2019According to the World Health Organization, suicide is the second leading cause of death among 15-29 year olds globally. The occurrence of suicide appears to be increasing in Pakistan. Of all the suicides in the country, more than 90 percent of them are caused by depression. Most of the suicides take place in young people under the age of 30 years. The WHO projected a suicide rate of 9.1 per … [Read more...] about Preventing suicides
