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Child Labour in Pakistan
Rizwan Ahmed Jun 3, 2009Child Labour is a complex problem which demands a range of solutions. There is no better way to prevent child Labour than to make education compulsory.
Save Pakistan!
Usama Khilji Mar 14, 2009Skeptics will say that there is no future left for Pakistan. They are wrong. Pakistan certainly has a future; it is every single one of us. It is you, and it is me.
Vijay Tendulkar: A Voice Against Misogyny
Enam Hasan Jan 1, 2009It seems as if these social structures - like in Pakistan and India - are bound to torture its inhabitants, especially women.
Honor Killings in Babakot
kashkin dabruski Sep 3, 2008Those beautiful faces, our daughters
Gone forever, heads sunk in grief
As words betray us, to describe
Heinous crimes and we call ourselves
The followers of prophet and Islam
There is no ‘honour’ in killing
Beena Sarwar Sep 2, 2008Whether the women were buried alive or whether they were already dead when buried is not the point. They were murdered.
We Can Make a Difference
Bhaskar Dasgupta Jun 30, 2008They are the children who have been abandoned, have run away from abusive homes, were orphaned or simply got lost.
Looking Towards a Brighter Future
Fiza Asar May 29, 2008Being born in a farmer’s family in a small conservative village of Punjab, I could only wish that her intelligence and spark for life would meet its rewards.
Children of the Streets
Ather Naqvi Apr 23, 2008His frail hands make a slight mistake and draw the wrath of the Ustad who lands a kick in his side. The boy gives out a painful scream but quickly turns back to work.
Kiss of Death
Tazeen Javed Apr 22, 2008Unlike cigarettes, gutka comes without a health warning and lack of awareness of its impact on health increases its consumption.
Last But Not Least
Ather Naqvi Apr 17, 2008Poverty may be more than a silent killer. This sentence cannot be ignored as emotional rhetoric since, sadly, it has become a hair-raising reality.
Color-Blind Love
Feroz Qutabshahi Apr 3, 2008Worldwide, interracial marriages are on the rise. However, 20 years ago, because of my religion, a German priest would not officiate our marriage nor would a Greek Orthodox priest.
Socialist Yuppies 3: The Jihadi
Adam Khan Mar 25, 2008o chore, yaar…… OYE! Look who is coming on the way… Khasi, meet my cousin from Braadford in Englaand, Faltu Fasadi. Fasadi bhai, this is Khasi my very genius friend.
Student Politics in Pakistan: A Profile
Nadeem F Paracha Feb 28, 2008Student politics in Pakistan has had a history of mixed fortunes and shades. Though extremely tumultuous, it is also a history of rich democratic traditions.
An Unnecessary Interview with History
Amer Nazir Feb 25, 2008Tonight we have an unnecessary interview with ex- Chief Executive, ex- Chief of Army staff and soon to be the ex- President of Pakistan, General Pervez Musharaff.
Its Not About Gender or Race Anymore
Ras Siddiqui Feb 17, 2008America has certainly (and finally) come a long way to witness and participate in an election which will choose between a black man and a woman to run for President.
Targeted Taxi Drivers
Lokhi Menon Feb 5, 2008Day passes and night creeps up over the city,
Suddenly the TV chatters “taxi drivers targeted in Mumbai�
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and New American Dreams
Ras Siddiqui Jan 20, 2008Whether it is the Iowa win for Obama or the New Hampshire one for Clinton, their vision for America’s future is becoming far more important than race and gender.
Surplus Majors and Jerk Chicken
Amer Nazir Jan 17, 2008Yesterday, when I went to collect my monthly dole from my local council, the officer in charge was apologetic, ‘Sorry Mr Nazir this is all we have for you at the moment,’ she said.
Kibera Inside and Outside
kashkin dabruski Jan 5, 2008Bullets inside my head
And hunger outside me
I am a little child
My mother gone
Saatchi, Musharraf and Britney Spears
Amer Nazir Dec 28, 2007‘Is there any chance of your catching Osama Bin Laden? That will definitely put you right back at the top of the charts...’


