CHILD abuse is once again in the spotlight, with the emergence of hashtags #JusticeForRizwana and #JusticeForFatima trending on Twitter within a single month. Mainstream media, too, extensively covered the two cases of minor girls working as domestic help. Due to public outrage,
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) is one of the very few organizations in Pakistan that raises its voice against child labour and violence against minor workers. In Islamabad, Nasreen Azhar and Saadia Bukhari of the HRCP keep inviting interested people
The phrase, ‘Health is Wealth’ in not unfamiliar, but ensuring provision of healthcare facilities to the masses across Sindh seems to be a Herculean task. While we brace ourselves for the next round of elections under the present caretaker administration, one cannot
Every summer, Pakistan braces for flooding as the monsoon season and growing summer heatwaves cascade to trigger a series of flood emergencies all over the country. This year too, thousands of people and livestock went into crisis and evacuation as the River
It requires neither a prophecy nor mathematics to understand that Pakistan is doomed to sink under the weight of its own population. Any steps towards progress or reform in Pakistan are akin to building sandcastles on the beach — only to be
THE European Union’s Generalised Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+) is a special incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance that supports vulnerable developing countries. Pakistan has GSP+ status since January 2014 and can benefit from preferential access to the European market.
Before being dissolved, on August 10, 2023, the National Assembly was especially active in its last days and passed dozens of bills. Political historians, legal experts and rights activists were overwhelmed, warning legislators not to make what most observers fear will prove
WE are a nation in a hurry. When we set out to do something, we do not plan and want the task done right away. In the case of a child’s education, this penchant for haste has a negative impact on the
KARACHI has witnessed mass economic discrimination far too often, making the PPP’s ‘roti, kapra, makaan’ slogan seem rather aspirational. The misery of 9,632 families displaced in a flattening action in the name of an expansion plan for Gujjar, Orangi Town and Mehmoodabad
That Karachi is no stranger to crime and violence is fact. That the crime just doesn’t seem to abate is also fact. According to reports published earlier this month, around 80 people were killed and 500 wounded by armed robbers in Karachi