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.
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
By Muhammad Ali As I finished reading Code Dependent, a book written by Madhumita Murgia, I couldn’t help but feel unease in the aftermath of the installation of the “Great” firewall in Pakistan. Especially reading her account of how AI, …
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.