Earlier in April this year, Pakistan mourned the death of its Father of Human Rights, as Human Rights Watch called him, the legendary I. A Rehman. A teacher & mentor to his younger friends and comrades and fighter for all…
The Sykes-Picot agreement was a secret pact reached between France and England in 1916. The Russian Empire and the Kingdom of Italy were also in on the secret decision to divide Ottoman territories in the middle east to protect European…
Drive down the Main Boulevard and you’ll see the road surrounded by little cafes and restaurants offering cuisines from all over the world. For the overpriced, supposedly best desi food you’ll have to make your way into what was once…
The wrinkled hands of my mother gently caress through my hair and make me ponder whether I remind of touchwood; hope for a better future. The imbalance of her body tightly clutches my arm, as if I am the traverse…
Last Tuesday Pakistan lost its “Father of Human Rights” Akhtar Rehman is famously known as I. A Rehman. His work encompasses women’s rights, Labour rights, Rights of the disappeared and for every oppressed voiceless of this country. That’s just the…
In the wake of the British departure after the partition, the colonial legacy still lives on, the remnants of which have become a noose strung around the necks of present-day detractors of the government. One of the vile offshoots of…
Defence Housing Authority is a supposedly private housing real estate company that constructs and manages the most elite suburban areas in Pakistan. The organization is famous for being a part of the military encroachment into Pakistani public life. DHA is…
To live, get an education, earn a livelihood and then leave this world are not the only things humans are created for, humans are bestowed with additional and tremendous capabilities to understand and perceive the world around them. As we…
Aurat March has become a voice of the voiceless women in Pakistani who have been exploited, harassed, subjected to violence. This part of our population is amongst the subaltern in the social sphere, and yet makes more than 50% of…
The Pakistani Aurat is in feist to get what she wants, ready to step out of the safety of her house and join her female-counterparts in seemingly endless conversations and efforts over what the new season will bring. This is…