By Wilma van der Maten Yes, I’m a white woman, born in the west. Privileged not by my skin colour or culture. Privileged by the way my father has raised me. A simple man from the village, born during the war, a
By Syed Irfan Mehdi As a student of the Gender Studies, I would like to share some statistics on violence against the female gender, particularly against the women hailing from the South Asian region. In this region, if a woman accuses a
Adviser to Prime Minister on Commerce, Industries and Production and Investment Abdul Razak Dawood has said that this is high time for American companies to invest in Pakistan for increasing bilateral economic and trade relations. He told a delegation in Islamabad that
In Pakistan, the future of professional boxing is all set to move upside, as British boxer Amir Khan said that to hold an international boxing event in Islamabad on March 19. Addressing a press conference at the Amir Khan Boxing Academy in
By Hiba Hussain Gender inclinations and sexual orientation depend on gender identity which is embedded into an individual at the time of birth. When something comes naturally, it cannot be a choice. Sexuality might be one of those topics which are not
By Asma Razaq I am a Muslim, born and raised in a religious family. I have always seen my parents offering prayers five times a day. They taught me the Holy Quran and other necessary lessons of Islam. But above all what
American Business Council President Adnan Asad has said that the American companies are interested to develop a business relationship with Pakistan, as ease of travel advisory by the US administration would play a long way in the tourism sector and open up
Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) Secretary-General Harris Khalique has announced that the commission is instituting the Asma Jahangir Award for human rights defenders and resuming the Nisar Osmani Award for courage in journalism and the IA Rehman research grant in human
By Asma Razaq Extremism, fundamentalism or radicalism – three words with the same meaning which are a definition of the Pakistani society from the global community – are once again pushing the country into the dark clouds of viciousness that has already
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will pay a three-day visit to Pakistan from February 16 and will address an international conference on 40 years of hosting Afghan refugees in the key South Asian country. The two-day conference, which will be inaugurated by