Patriarchy is the name given to a dynamic web of ideas, policies, laws, and social practices that bring male domination and privilege into effect. It manifests in constrained opportunities for women, writes Dr Shenila Khoja-Molji. During a recent interview with a Pakistani TV channel, organisers of the ‘Aurat March’ noted that they were marching against ‘patriarchy’. Many of them have …
Chief Justice Athar minallah directs PTA to submit a response within two weeks HAH Report ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court (IHC) has put the telecom watchdog on notice on a petition filed by the Awami Workers’ Party (AWP) against blockage of its official website. Chief Justice Athar Minallah on Monday admitted the petition for regular hearing after initial arguments and issued …
HAH Report The 27th Faiz Amn Mela concluded Sunday at the Open Air Theatre of Baagh-i-Jinnah, Lahore, marking 108th birthday of the great revolutionary poet of the Suth Asian Subcontinent with a call for promoting his message of resistance against repression, exploitation, and struggle for social justice, love and peace in the South Asian region in particular and the world …
Dr Ammar Ali Jan Manzoorul Hassan, our friend, comrade, and mentor passed away at his residence in Green Town, Lahore late Saturday night. He was a labour leader who worked tirelessly for the downtrodden masses of our country. He became involved with Left politics as a student leader against the Ayub dictatorship in the late 60s. This initial commitment to …
The #SheriThafuzMarch was organised by AWP-Karachi, Haqooq-e-Khalq Movement, PSC, RSF, NSF against Sahiwal,, Loralai and Karachi incidents HAH Report LAHORE/KARACHI Citizens and political activists marched on the streets of Karachi and Lahore on Sunday to voice their concerns and anguish over the spike in tragic incidents of extrajudicial killings, state repression on dissenters and intimidation of political activists and academics …
Speakers pay homage to Fanoos Gujjar, vow to take forward his struggle against exploitation of oppressed people, nations Ali Ahmed Jan Islamabad, Jan 15: Speakers at a gathering stressed the need for unity of all progressive and democratic and secular forces to fight onslaught of the anti-democratic and extremist forces on democratic institutions and exploitation of working class. They …
Herald Report ISLAMABAD Political and youth activists hailing from Gilgit-Baltistan staged a protest rally outside the National Press Club, Islamabad on Friday, seeking justice for a youth who has been murdered in Rawalpindi and recovering a nursing assistant who has gone missing a week ago in Karachi. The call for the protest was given by Baltistan Youth Alliance and joined …
For the first time, army has admitted that they do not own Okara Military Farms agriculture land. Farooq Tariq In a first, the army has admitted that the Punjab government owns the Okara Military Farms, paving the way for granting ownership of the land to the tillers and an end to intimidation and coercion of their leaders. This came to …
