Education as humanisation
Too often our education debates are framed in narrow technocratic terms: budget percentages, enrollment figures, out-of-school numbers, as though statistics could name what is wrong. But a single day in…
Let human rights be
Civil society organisations (CSOs) in Pakistan are currently enduring one of the most challenging periods in the country’s history. Any CSO that advocates for human rights or raises awareness about…
Human-tech nexus
The accelerating progress of science, technology, and human capabilities is reshaping how we live, work, and interact with the world. This transformation is driven by the confluence of artificial intelligence…
Being more human
What measures are necessary to counter violent extremism and religious intolerance in Pakistan? And what role should the youth be assigned in this campaign, which has a bearing on our…
Human rights begin with women
On December 10, as the world commemorates Human Rights Day, Pakistan finds itself at the intersection of two critical anniversaries: the celebration of universal human rights and the ongoing battle…
Humanitarian women
ON March 8, 2024, the world will commemorate International Women’s Day as it does every year. This year, perhaps much more than other years, the day falls in the midst…
Pakistan-China partnership: Bridging nations, building communities
The tale of Pakistan-China relations is not an ordinary one. It is an account of brotherhood, friendship and trust whose foundations were laid more than seventy years ago. The vision…
Why American communities are suing Big Oil for climate damages
Attorney Jeffrey B. Simon helped families affected by the opioid crisis obtain settlements worth more than $2.7 billion against leading pharmaceutical companies. Now, he’s part of a legal team taking…
Resurrecting the human soul
Starting in Lahore, the freedom march would be on its way to Islamabad on the day this piece appears in the paper, to reach there on November 4. The importance…
Crimes against humanity
Noam Chomsky, the world-renowned scholar, author and activist, in a video message to a webinar organised by a Washington-based advocacy organisation named the Indian American Muslim Council observed “The pathology…
