LIKE any country in the world, Pakistan is host to multifaceted and complex human rights issues. The country’s marginalised groups, women, minorities, and children frequently face systemic rights violations that … Read More
SOMEONE in the IMF is not familiar with Dr Samuel Johnson’s witty definition of a second marriage: “a triumph of hope over experience”. The IMF and Pakistan have been in … Read More
In the age of information, the media has emerged as one of the most powerful pillars of society. The media not only presents facts but also shapes the perspective from … Read More
The fight for women entrepreneurs facing compound layers of inequality in Pakistan is relentless. A critical front in this confrontation is the eligibility to access donor funds, including feminist funds. … Read More
INDIAN External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar’s historic visit — historic because the last official visit to Pakistan by an Indian foreign minister was undertaken by his predecessor, Sushma Swaraj, in … Read More
THE recent three-day Pashtun Qaumi Jirga in Jamrud was a reflection of the anguish of people who have suffered in a conflict that has ravaged KP for over two decades. … Read More
Cultural, social or economic – pick a stratum of identification and we will have breached its lowest point to claim it for ourselves in the bid to hold our women … Read More
Pakistan’s turn to host the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit has brought leaders of China, Russia, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and several Central Asian States to Islamabad. Apart from the … Read More
MEMBERS of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) are meeting in Islamabad today to tackle extremely urgent issues, which includes finding ways to rein in the world from the precipice of … Read More
POLITICS has been stuck at the same roundabout for weeks now, with the government and its allies obsessed with passing a constitutional amendment; the PTI equally determined to oppose it; … Read More
