تحریر: فواد پیرزادہ آج ایک عام سا دن تھا، میں کرسی پر بیٹھنے کی معصوم سی کوشش کر رہا تھا کہ اچانک وہی کرسی، جس پر میں نے ہمیشہ بھروسہ کیا، غداری کر گئی۔ نہ جانے کیسے، وہ آہستہ سے …
By The Weeping Writer The Pathan Unarmed, book by Mukulika Banerjee talks about history of the Khudai Khidmatgar (KK), a non-violent movement that emerged from the Northwest Frontier Province (now Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) under the leadership of Abdul Ghaffar Khan. Mukulika …
Amidst all of this it is pertinent to evaluate the initiatives taken for gender equality and for curbing gender-based discrimination and violence. Over past few decades, Pakistan has taken significant steps to empower, educate and socially uplift women. However, the male counterparts have not been the focus of such campaigns and initiatives. Efforts to address GBV have predominantly focused on protecting women and providing support systems for survivors. While these measures are critical, they fail to address the root cause—men’s attitudes and behaviours shaped by patriarchal norms. It is, therefore, high time to engage men in gender equality and equity initiatives.
Many people in Islamabad, visit cafes or restaurants to sit with friends or family. These places often serve as a convenient spot for social gatherings
13-year-old girl from Charsadda was recently rescued from a forced marriage to a 72-year-old man.
By Fawad Pirzada The caste system, often associated with Hinduism, also exists in Pakistan, where it divides people into groups based on family background and traditional jobs. This system leads to social hierarchies, with some castes seen as higher and …
It’s been a decade less than two centuries since the British decided to colonize India through medium of education. The decision was brought about through English Education Act 1835 of which Lord Macaulay was the chief architect.
The news that was conveniently ignored by authorities is of girls getting attacked by the activists of the student group Islami Jamiat-e-Talaba (IJT) for playing cricket on the campus of Karachi University with their male counterparts near a bus stop.
An indigenous community in Pakistan; The BAKRWAL community belongs to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab, and regions of Azad Jammu, and Kashmir.
The year was 2013. Around the Lahore Central Railway Station are the narrow alleys that present a maze of run-down hotels and restaurants for passengers coming in from across the Pakistan.