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Obituary: I. A. Rehman, a light in the darkness

April 20, 2021August 10, 2021 Jowdet SyedArticles

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…

Women against Colonialism: A Forgotten Struggle

April 20, 2021August 10, 2021 Bushra MahnoorNews and Analysis

The pens that wrote history have always been in the hands of men. When these pens were scribbling ink on parchments, they forgot something very basic and very crucial; they forgot to write about their women. So much has been…

The colonial tactic of stifling dissent

April 20, 2021August 10, 2021 Hamza WyneArticles

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…

How colonialism shaped our collective consciousness

April 20, 2021August 10, 2021 Ehtesham HassanNews and Analysis

1652 was an important year in world history. It was that year when the first European settlement in southern Africa was established by the Dutch East India Company at Table Bay, 30 miles (48 km) north of the cape. It…

Book Review: Pakistan Beyond the Crisis State

April 20, 2021August 10, 2021 Muhammad ShehryarCultural Desk

In this piece, Muhammad Shehryar reviews the latest book which has been compiled and edited by Pakistan’s former top ambassador; Maleeha Lodhi. If you take a closer look at the history of Pakistan and the current situation, you will see…

Editorial: The Climate Crisis

March 24, 2021August 10, 2021 Editorial Team Editorial

Climate change is one of the most pressing issues of our time, in light of the urgency of the matter, there is a need to consistently engage with the issue, learn about what perpetuates the impacts of the umbrella term…

Climate Injustice: Cash Crop Capitalism and Peasant Farmers

March 24, 2021August 10, 2021 News DeskFeatures

Capital has penetrated into agriculture in Pakistan, changing the ways rural communities are organized and structured; from the tenancy model, agriculture in Pakistan has moved towards the cash crop model. The latter model, however, is far more deadly for tenants,…

نظم: زمین کا خیال

March 24, 2021August 10, 2021 News DeskPoetry, Urdu & Other local languages

زمین کا خیال کیامریخ والے رکھیں گے؟یہ زمین ہماری ہےہماری ذمہ داری ہےتمھیں بھی ہونی چاہیےمجھے تو بہت پیاری ہےکرو خیال اس کا کہیہ نہیں تو ہم نہیںدرخت کٹتے دیکھو جوآواز ضرور اٹھاو تم!جو بھی کر سکو، کرو!زمین کو بچاو…

DHAs Indifference Towards The Environment

March 24, 2021August 10, 2021 News DeskArticles

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…

Poem: Farmer’s Revolution

March 24, 2021August 10, 2021 News DeskPoetry

WE feed the masters of workers.Yes, We are impoverish and improvident farmers We toil in summer and we wait till winter.Yes, we can’t educate our children We nourish and provide fruits and crops. Yes, we can’t see fruit of our…