Sadness in the soil
There is too much sadness in our country. Of course, it is not something that can be seen or heard as a physical reality. But we can sense it in…
There is too much sadness in our country. Of course, it is not something that can be seen or heard as a physical reality. But we can sense it in…
The strange idea put forward widely across the country that the increasingly controversial Aurat March in March this year should not have happened because the situation for women in Pakistan…
Like the characters in Marquez’s ‘Chronicle of a death foretold’, most of us had known that Afzal Kohistani would die. Certainly, those who had followed the case which unfolded in…
Once upon a time, in a land not far away, a few women thought they were citizens of Pakistan and decided to raise some slogans, demand some rights, make some…
LITERALLY translated, the Chinese word ‘sheng nu’ means ‘leftover women’. The term refers to women, generally over 30 but sometimes younger, who have failed to find husbands. According to research,…
“A mother has the biggest influence on children... I disagree with this Western concept...this feminist movement, it has degraded the role of a mother. My mother had the greatest impact…
LOOKING at the challenges women face at their place of work or even at home in India or Pakistan, among other venues, I wondered how Prof Kailas Nath Kaul would…
According to a 19th century legend, Truth and Lie met one day and agreed to swim in the pond together. However, Lie, seeing that Truth was enjoying itself in the…
Being young in any society in whichever period of time is tough and exhilarating. Being young at this time in Pakistan is exceptionally challenging. It is a journey from adolescence…
The blasphemy laws in our country are back in discussion. Allegedly using the laws as cover, two people killed a young man, who had been a student at the National…