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Fawad khan: is progressive approach is no more?

In India, the talent from all over the world has always been getting respect, whether it is related to any kind of field. This also applies to Pakistani artists. Although these artists, whenever they are in India, they exhibit a very progressive thinkin..

What was Jam Saqi trial?

The Jam Saqi trial (or Jam Saqi case, in the name of Jam Saqi— Secretary-General of the Communist Party of Pakistan (CPP)), was a political and judicial program in the history of Pakistan marked by a rise of widespread fear of expansion of communi..

What was Rawalpindi Conspiracy?

The Rawalpindi Conspiracy (also known as the Rawalpindi Conspiracy Case) was an alleged attempted coup d'état against the government of Liaquat Ali Khan, the first Prime Minister of Pakistan, in 1951. The conspiracy was the first of many subseque..

Are Sindhis in Pakistan “extremists and miscreants”?

The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) has advised all Sindhi-language TV channels not to portray Sindhis as “extremists and miscreants”. The regulator has also advised these channels to respect the code of condu..

Discrimination against women: Pakistan, a biased society

A study conducted by a NGO in Pakistan has found that the country’s Federal Directorate of Education (FDE) textbooks perpetuate gender disparity in society by portraying misogynistic images which affect the minds of children from an early age.&n..

Post 18th amendment scenario: Higher education in Pakistan in perils

The human rights commission Pakistan in its recent report has stated that the higher education in the country is facing a crisis and has discussed the issue of transference of the higher education (HEC) to the provinces after the 18th amendment.&nb..

Marginal Women: Desolated condition of women of Pakistan in context of CII expansion

A bill seeking to increase the number of women on the Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) failed to garner sufficient support in the Senate Standing Committee on Law and Justice. A unanimous resolution was passed by the Senate of Pakistan on Nove..

One nation, two Eids why?

Pakistanis instead of defeating controversy of celebrating Eid on two different days continued with the practice and thus putting all efforts by government to ensure Eid across the country on the same day in vain. One federal and four provincial ..

Mehdi Hasan’s son seeking help from India

A son of Shahanshah-e-Ghazal Mehdi Hasan, Arif Mehdi has approached the Indian government, seeking aid for the construction of his father’s mausoleum Mehdi, one of the ghazal legend’s six sons, said it was painful to see that after ..

Minimum fitrana fixed at Rs100 in Pakistan!!!!!!!!

The minimum amount of fitrana and roza-i-fidya, or compensation for not fasting, has been fixed at Rs100 per head this year. Central Ruet-i-Hilal Committee chairman Mufti Muneebur Rehman said that while calculating on wheat the fitrana would be R..

Voice for reforms: Peoples against child marriage in Pakistan

Social activists in Pakistan demand to end child marriages. The ratio of child marriage in Pakistan was estimated to be around 24 per cent, however, in Sindh the ratio was around 70 per cent, said civil society activists on August 20. Child mar..

Pakistani Mother Teresa' Dr Ruth Pfau passed away

Dr Ruth Pfau, a symbol of selflessness and devotion who passed away at the age of 87 on 10th August in Karachi. Pfau was a German-Pakistani doctor who dedicated her life to helping leprosy patients in Pakistan and is one of the founders of Mari..

Pakistani Mother Teresa' Dr Ruth Pfau passed away

Growing population of displaced: in special reference of Pakistan

The number of displaced people in the world has risen to a new record high due to war, persecution, and violence, according to the latest report by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). The UN Refugee Ag..

Mukhtar Mai in US opera

Fifteen years after her gang rape by a local clan in her village in Pakistan, Mukhtar Mai is reliving her ordeal, but also her courage, through a US opera inspired by her story. The opera, by composer Kamala Sankaram and librettist Susan Y..

Astola Island designated as Pakistan’s first ever Marine Protected Area (MPA)

The Astola Island, a huge island, located off the Balochistan coast, has been designated as Pakistan’s first ever Marine Protected Area (MPA) under Convention on Biological Diversity on 15th June 2017. The government of Balochistan declar..

Bailout package for Lollywood

Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif has announced a special package for the welfare of artists and promotion of the Pakistani film industry. A statement released by the PM office, said: "Reviving the film industry was the top most obligatio..

Madrassa reforms and the state

The government started madrassa reforms in the backdrop of 9/11, commonly perceived as being under pressure of western powers. Thus, any efforts in this regard are perceived as part of a ‘foreign agenda’.Not enough research was done to under..