Shaikh Abdul Rasheed

As no one is entitled to end a human life, therefore, the government, considering people’s right to life, should protect them, taking appropriate steps when their lives are in danger. Laws concerning the honour killings are a small step in the right direction, however, to protect our mothers, sisters and daughters from this vicious practice, […]

Women can be empowered only when they have full access to their rights, which include the right to live free from violence, slavery and discrimination, along with access to education, employment and maternal health rights on equal basis. Only when women have taken leadership and peacemaking roles and when all of them have gained the […]

On September 16, Sindh Chief Minister, Syed Murad Ali Shah approved allocation of Rs 2.2 billion for the purchase of 30,000 sub-machine guns (SMGs) from the Pakistan army, and special training of 2,500 policemen to be imparted by highly professional trainers of the Pakistan army and other countries. The allocation is aimed to build capacity […]

A few months ago, with the objective for creating awareness among the public, especially women, about protecting women against harassment at workplace, the Office of the Provincial Ombudsman Sindh organised a seminar at Shikarpur. The Ombudsman and other concerned officials highlighted the spate of incidents of harassment, and expressed concern on the existence of this […]

The Afghan refugees — once treated as endangered species and considered as strategic and economic assets of Islamabad — are now being driven out after Pakistan having hosted them for 40 years in an immoral and unsympathetic way, treating them as endangering species. The forced repatriation will besmirch all sacrifices we have made for the […]

Once again, Quetta became a victim of a vicious act of terrorism, dead bodies strewn on the ground under an open sky, drowned in their own blood. Depriving Balochistan of the highly educated brains, a fresh wave of terrorism has displayed the vulnerability of the country to terrorist attacks despite the success of the Operation […]

The crippling polio virus is no longer an endemic in all countries of the world except in two — Pakistan and Afghanistan — where 13 and six polio cases have been reported this year respectively. Even after achieving considerable reduction in polio cases, Pakistan still houses 69 percent of the global polio cases, which is […]

The recent spate of rapes of minor girls, and the outpouring of news in print and electronic media have caused uncertainty and fear among young girls. This gruesome situation calls for productive measures to be taken to secure life and honour of girls from vicious attacks of the barbaric elements. The ever-increasing incidents of child […]