Participants of Ghizer Youth Maraka blast successive governments for their failure and apathy in addressing the issue
Participants of Ghizer Youth Maraka blast successive governments for their failure and apathy in addressing the issue
by Kosar Bano, Dr Reshma Parveen, & Rozina Ahmed International Working Women’s Day (IWWD) is celebrated every year on March 8 to claim public spaces, highlight women’s struggle for equal rights in political, social, economic, and cultural spheres and recognize their achievements around the World. In Pakistan, various feminist and women’s rights organizations have been celebrating IWWD for many years …
by Sanam Mahir In Shimshal, they still talk about the night the quietest girl in the valley disappeared. On June 6, 2021, 21-year-old Adiba Parveen visited her mother’s house for a cup of tea. She could not stay long, she told her mother, as her husband was leaving the next morning to return to his post in the army and …
Domestic violence, rape, and murder have been around in Gilgit-Baltistan for so long, but these subjects are considered taboos in our society. People till the recent past wouldn’t dare to talk about these subjects openly. We tend to keep them under the carpet to save the so-called ‘honour’ of the family, region, or religion.
By Ziauddin Ali Shah As Pakistan commemorates the 75th Independence Day, it is important …
By Meerab Malik Meerab Malik discusses the struggle many low-income women and girls face …
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