Change for the better
Pakistan is a country that has a plague-like problem of abusing women, including everything from domestic violence to child marriage. Only recently, the former wife of a much-celebrated actor came…
A society’s role
Zainab’s murder in Kasur, in 2018, which sensitized – rather rattled – the parents of every minor in the country, led to protests and activation of civil society movements for…
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…
Where Pakistan stands at 75
To think about independence on its 75th anniversary, without the teething problems that Pakistan inherited due to a poorly planned and brutally carried out — rather rushed — Partition, will…
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…
