A child with dreams is not a threat to a faith
By Muhammad Ali When any sane person looks at a child, the feeling is almost universal — enchantment. Their eyes are bright with wonder, their laughter untouched by the harshness of the world. Our first instinct is not to burden
ثنا یوسف وہ جو اب صرف یادوں میں زندہ ہے
تحریر: فواد پیرزادہ ایک بار پھر مردانگی کے کمزور اور نازک خول نے ایک معصوم زندگی کو نگل لیا۔ صرف 17 سال کی ثنا یوسف، جو زندگی سے بھرپور تھی، خوابوں سے معمور، خوشیوں کی تلاش میں تھی، لیکن شاید
Women and their Consumer Rights
By Ahmed Naseer Although Pakistan is a democracy these days but it is difficult to shake off legacy of various kind of dictatorships for Pakistani society. These dictatorships had been based on human rights violations. Therefore, perpetuation of human rights
کرسی کی سازش اور سوشل میڈیا کا علاج
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
Beyond Resistance: Non-Violence, Pashtun Identity, and State Suppression
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
The Culture of Uncultured
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
The Problem with Our Democracy
Democracy, at its core, is more than just a system of governance. It is a set of values and attitudes that must thrive within individuals, institutions, and public spaces. It shapes how we approach decisions, resolve disputes, and engage in
Peaceful and democratic future through education
By Dr. Afshan Huma Pakistan inherited values of power, money, land, and resources with a colonial history. Longer periods of dictatorship in this region further complicated the social harmony. Warzones on borders and religious as well as ethnic extremism across
How our system fails the invincible many
By Muhammad Ali Ray Bradbury in his famous novel Fahrenheit 451 through the musings of his fictionalized antagonist Guy Montag asks a potent question ‘who takes it out of you?’. The same question is answered under different words and tonalities
Blasphemy Violence: Political failure to protect citizens in Sindh
I have known Jami Chandio as a friend for many years. Always, with a gift of explaining in plain and simple terms what makes the world so beautiful.He is among those people who developed, in the most subtle and subconscious