Predators in homes
The much-purported concept in our society of women being safe within the four walls of a house is and has always been elusive. If anything, the recent murder of Sarah…
GB: the resource curse?
When we set out from Gilgit for Sost, the last town in Pakistan on the fabled Karakoram Highway – KKH – at about eight in the morning, we saw sights…
Ecosystem of hate
LYNCHING is the practice of summary extralegal executions introduced in 18th-century America — ritualised violence inflicted by a group on an individual. Genocide is a form of mass lynching perpetrated…
Forgiving a murder
The recent order of the Lahore High Court, Multan Bench, which acquitted the brother of social media star Qandeel Baloch, has once again brought the discussion of the Qisas and…
An inner turbulence
In which direction is Pakistan moving, socially, politically and ideologically? And will the Aurat March, a celebration to be held in our major cities in about two weeks’ time, provide…
Policing in 2021
Last year (2021) saw several incidents that cannot be proudly remembered; they were primarily caused due to Covid-19 pandemic-induced economic fallouts, unprecedented price hikes and unemployment that led to poverty,…
Orange the world
The International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women is marked every year on November 25. In order to raise awareness for the prevention of abuse, gender inequality and…
A feminist manifesto
In a country like Pakistan where progressive mobilisation is undermined by both the state and society, it is a legitimate question to ask whether there is an organised women’s rights…
Cries unheard
CEDAW’S ratification led to initiatives such as women police stations and women protection laws. But crimes against women did not stop, exposing the failure of society and the criminal justice…
What is the domestic violence law?
The opposition to the Domestic Violence (Prevention and Protection) Bill 2021 exposes both the societal paradox that violence in one form or another is necessary to sustain our family structure,…
