Revolution will not be t̶e̶l̶e̶v̶i̶s̶e̶d̶ digitised
This isn’t the first time that the military establishment has been on the receiving end of a public backlash. Will
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Opinion
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.
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Women’s right to property and inheritance in Hunza
by Rozina Ahmed Debate over women’s right to property and inheritance in Pakistan, in general, and in Gilgit-Baltistan, in particular,
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Torching girls’ school and emerging situation in GB
By Safiullah Baig Diamer District is once again in the limelight for not a good reason but for a despicable
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Imran’s dark web man delivered ultimatum: Sethi
The senior journalist and TV commentator said the PML-N could have governor’s rule imposed in Punjab. He said this is
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Scrutinising US Indo-Pacific Strategy
By Hamdan Ahmed After widening Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (QSD) strategic agenda, particularly focusing on limiting China in the Asian-Pacific region,
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Man-made catastrophe
The scale, scope and spread of the 2022 floods have surpassed the super floods of 2010. The monsoon rains have created unprecedented havoc in all regions of the country stretching from Gilgit-Baltistan and KP to Sindh, southern Punjab and Balochistan.
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Pakistan at 75 and Gilgit-Baltistan’s future
By Ziauddin Ali Shah As Pakistan commemorates the 75th Independence Day, it is important to reflect upon the achievements, failures,
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Anti-imperialism and night where all cows are black
Imran Khan’s politics is a turbo-charged neoliberalism… a shallow ideological cocktail of religion, patriotism, and praetorianism.
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Venal ruling class
By Dr Aasim Sajjad Akhtar It is all so predictable. The raids on homes of opposition leaders and workers. Heavy-handed
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China’s BRI grapples with a mounting debt crisis
Like Sri Lanka, Kyrgyzstan also has a swelling state debt and took on billions worth of loans over the last decade from China’s Export-Import Bank for a series of infrastructure plans under the Belt and Road Initiative.
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Private charity: just another scam for 1% rich
We were told that the generosity of the rich would make up for cuts to government services. But those at the top are increasingly using dubious “charitable” ventures as vehicles for profit and influence. Institute for Policy Studies’ report Gilded Giving 2022: How Wealth Inequality Distorts Philanthropy and Imperils Democracy, charitable giving is more dominated than ever by those at the top of the income and wealth pyramid.
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The dangerous populist science of Harari
The best-selling author is a gifted storyteller and popular speaker. But he sacrifices science for sensationalism, and his work is riddled with errors.
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Suicide: the never-ending pandemic in GBC
By Rozina Parveen When the horrors of life outway the terrors of death a man commits suicide — Albert Camus
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Pakistan’s neoliberal state is a machine for plunder
Pakistani neoliberalism hasn’t rolled back state intervention in the economy. Building on a predatory tradition that dates back to British colonial rule, it has used state power to enforce the ruthless exploitation of Pakistan’s workers and natural resources.
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