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February 27, 2024February 28, 2024 thehighasia

Lahore incident: civil liberties vs intolerance

It is deeply troubling that a bunch of misguided obscurantist segments resort to threats and violence to suppress freedom of expression.

Shi'ites face discriminiation under Taliban

July 18, 2023July 18, 2023 thehighasia

Shi’ites suffer discrimination under Taliban rule

The Taliban are becoming increasingly intolerant of public expressions and displays of the Shi’ite religious faith,” said Niamatullah Ibrahimi, senior lecturer at Australia’s La Trobe University.

July 15, 2023July 15, 2023 thehighasia

To combat workplace harassment, change mindset

Creating a safe and inclusive work environment necessitates collective efforts from organizations, individuals, and society as a whole.

May 22, 2023May 23, 2023 thehighasia

Ex-KP minister parts way with PTI

Irshad Ullah Khan PESHAWAR: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has been nearing to follow on as another wicket gone for a duck

May 21, 2023May 21, 2023 thehighasia

Enforced disappearances: an offence to human dignity

Enforced disappearances has become pervasive in Pakistan. The use of enforced disappearances as a tool by security agencies to silence dissent, particularly political activists, journalists, students, and even children in Balochistan, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, and Sindh provinces has increased alarmingly.

April 21, 2023April 21, 2023 thehighasia

‘Journalism is not a crime’

Behboudi is one of six co-founders of Guiti News, an online media platform managed by French and refugee journalists focused on the recent issues caused by mass migration. He was forced to flee Afghanistan due to the rising danger to journalists, and in 2015 he moved to Paris after being granted asylum.

April 14, 2023April 26, 2024 thehighasia

Ban on women: Taliban in a standoff with UN

The UN has asked all its staff to remain at home after the Taliban banned Afghan women from working for the world body. Hundreds of Afghan women employed by the UN are critical in delivering life-saving aid in Afghanistan, where millions are at risk of starvation.

April 9, 2023April 14, 2023 thehighasia

G-B: gender disparity and geography

Rugged terrain of the region amplifies gender disparity in work. According to the Pakistan Social and Living Standards Measurement (PSLM) survey 2019-20, the labor force participation rate for women in Gilgit-Baltistan was only 18%, significantly lower than the rate for men, which was 65%. This disparity is also evident in the education sector where the literacy rate for women in Gilgit-Baltistan is only 31%, compared to 58% for men.