The minefield that is human rights
The human rights ministry was not given much attention or focus in the past and other ministries poached on its domain with impunity. When the PM made me the minister…
Our heroes
Every year, March 23 is celebrated as Pakistan Day. On March 23, 1940, the All India Muslim League, under the leadership of Quaid-e-Azam, passed a resolution through which it demanded…
Radicalised women
Two young Pakistani women, two different trajectories. Within days of Malala Yousafzai being named UN ambassador of peace, Naureen Leghari was arrested in Lahore before she could carry out a…
A murder in Nankana
Sixteen days after Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif addressed a Holi function in Karachi to underline the rights of religious minorities in Pakistan, a prominent member of the Ahmaddiya community was…
One murder won’t change them
Remember Gul Masih? He had a fight with a neighbour in 1991 over something as trivial as repairing a water tap on their street. The neighbour then accused him of…
A break with the past
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif hit the nail on the head when in his address at an event to mark the Hindu festival of Holi, he denounced a forced change of…
The usual poison
Who were these three men who had wandered into a part of Pakistan forbidden to them on Christmas Day? We must try and find out who these men were to…
A boxful of Xmas memories
Christmas brings good cheer and revelry and rekindles our innate warmth towards each other. It is also a doleful season for the unloved. Christmas blues is a syndrome with characteristics…
Battle for our heart and soul
The tragic events of this past Sunday are a stark reminder of how deep religious extremism has penetrated the country’s social fabric. The manhandling of religious evangelist Junaid Jamshed at…
Between Mir, Ambedkar & Guruvayur
Mir ke deen o mazhab ko kya poochhtey ho tum unney to/Qashqa khaincha, dair mein baitha, kab ka tark Islam kiya. (What do you wish to ask about Mir’s religion…
