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 — including the ideological rivals — who were victims of human rights abuse, that was…
Dr Muhammad Zubair, former Chairman of Department of Political Science, Gomal University, has been fired after harassment allegations against him were proven right. A few weeks ago, an MPhil student of the Department of Political Science accused Prof Zubair of sexual harassment. In an open letter to Vice-Chancellor, she alleged that Prof Zubair compelled her…
Government College University has been rocked by a harassment case yet again after a female student of the history department filed a harassment complaint against Saeed Butt, an assistant professor of the same department. Sources say that Mr Butt has a history of harassment cases behind as several complaints had already been filed against him….
Students of Islamia College University Peshawar held a protest walk on Wednesday inside the campus against sexual harrasment. A large number of female students participated in the protest with considerable number of male students as well. According to the students, many unreported cases of sexual harrasment and a few reported cases provoked the protest. A…
I am a part of a society where we have to think, before we think, to think it or, not to think it. Here questioning and thinking critically can lead to sedition or blasphemy. Your question either hurts religion or is branded seditious against state. Whole generation has been raised—except few—without the habit of questioning….
Pashtun Students Council Multan members did a protest march from Multan to Quetta followed by a protest camp near Press Club Quetta to demand the restoration of their scholarships in different universities of Punjab. Today marks the 4th day of their protest camp but no one from the Balochistan government has approached the protesting students….
