War crimes in Sri Lanka
There are signs that the international community is gearing up for action to hold Sri Lanka accountable for alleged war crimes committed by its forces at the end of the…
Spurt in crimes by juveniles rattles urban India
After completing his class 10 exams, Shubham Shirke, 15, was getting ready to celebrate. On March 31, he was allegedly abducted and killed by three classmates. The crime has shocked…
Crimes and punishment
THE new government has immense challenges to meet. The most formidable of these myriad tasks is combating terrorism, which the president and the prime minister say is their administration’s top…
Unforgivable crimes
There are some crimes that even the most kind-hearted pacifist would agree call for exemplary punishment. These include rape, child molestation, kidnapping of girls, kidnapping for ransom and murder of…
White collar crimes and laws
The following are the main causes of corruption in Pakistan, especially in the people of higher strata holding public office. (White -collar crime
Salvation lies in ending conflict
It is a bitter fact that neighbours cannot be changed and altering geographical contiguity is next to impossible. That said, throughout history neighbouring states have continued to wage senseless wars…
DigitAll for climate
The theme for UN International Women’s Day 2023 was ‘DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality’. This year’s International Women’s Day highlighted the gender gap in technological advancement, which creates…
A season of discontent
In almost one year since the removal of the Imran Khan government through a much-confessed conspiracy, involving both internal and external actors, the country has been subjected to a spate…
Why are men scared of women?
As has happened before, several attempts were made to prevent this year’s Aurat March from going ahead on March 8 – International Women’s Day. The day is observed across the…
FATF: upcoming challenges
The first meeting of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) after Pakistan’s exit from the list of jurisdictions under increased monitoring (commonly known as the Grey List) was held from…
