Jirga System and Pashtun Women
Umar Mehsud Political, legal, and social exploitation of women is nothing that is unheard of, but in the Pashtun society, it is more rampant. Whether during the British colonial rule or after the Afghan war, women’s exploitation continued throughout. Social attitudes towards women such as gender-based discrimination, sexual harassment, dowry, domestic violence, honor killings, and…
System Change not Climate Change
Waqar Aslam Glaciers won’t stop melting because of a beautiful speech at UNO. The catastrophic nature of the repercussions of climate change effect in Pakistan become crystal clear from the fact that Land of the pure had lost around ten thousand lives during approximately 150 extreme weather events, and economic loss of $3.8 B from…
Time to Rethink the System
Mansoor Ahmed Kataria The Covid-19 has taken over the world suddenly, giving no time to governments to fight back in an organized manner. The more the virus spreads, the more the conspiracy theories came out. The blame-game between America and China continued until the pandemic completely crippled the States under its vexing shade. America called…
Rethinking Higher Education System in Pakistan in Response to COVID-19
By Mariam Sheikh As learning shifts to digital spaces in Pakistan, the COVID-19 crisis has brought forward clear existing differences in the educational experiences of students across the country. Students are suddenly forced into a cobweb of anxieties, uncertainties and new realities, without any or little institutional support.
