Ground zero
A version of this essay was published exactly four years ago. The introduction has been updated and some details altered in the text. But the message remains the same: nuclear…
Challenge of new provinces
The debate on creating new provinces in Pakistan is gaining momentum with the proposal approved by the parliamentary commission to create a new province — ‘Bahawalpur Janoobi Punjab’. But the…
In terror of the mob
The violent phenomenon of mob justice is evident when a group of people (sometimes in the hundreds) take the law into their own hands, and act as accuser, judge and…
South Punjab ‘movement
There is a possibility that the movement for an independent province is meant to mask the various militant organisations that continue to operate in Bahawalpur division. - Mohammad Ali Durrani,…
Wages of ignorance
We should all be ashamed of what happened in Bahawalpur district late on Tuesday. A violent mob attacked a police station where a man, apparently of unsound mind, was detained…
Social work evolves
Five years ago I spent some time working with the then relatively-new Faculty of Social Work on the Baghdadia Campus of the Islamia University of Bahawalpur. It was something of…
Of mental health
My search for modern social work in Pakistan moved from child protection to mental health and a visit to Bahawalpur Victoria Hospital (BVH); there to be hosted by another graduate…
Viewpoint
The demand for a Seraiki province goes back a long time, gaining some fresh attention two years ago when a PMLQ senator launched a campaign for reestablishment of Bahawalpur province…
