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Tip of the iceberg
If Ghazala Javed had been battered within the privacy of her home, chances are that no one would have known…
Broken home
Domestic violence breaks up families, even takes lives and leaves permanent psychological scars on those who survive. Dr Ambreen Ahmad,…
I will survive
Mukhtar Mai, Fakhra Younis, Samia Sarwar… women victimised. The first a gang-rape survivor who saw her alleged rapists go free…
The revolution
One Billion Rising (OBR) is a worldwide protest against the unacceptable levels of violence and abuse that threaten women’s lives.…
Castaway
The constitution of Pakistan states that there shall be no discrimination on the basis of sex alone and that the…
Laws and bills
The Pakistan Citizenship Act, 2001 enabled the children of Pakistani women to acquire citizenship irrespective of their father’s nationality.
The…
Black and blue
“He first raised his fists to me days after our marriage,” says Zainab•, the painful memory echoing in her soft…
Brass tacks
Back in 1979, Zia-ul-Haq unleashed a series of harsh laws, discriminatory to women and minorities, as a part of his…
At your service
Gone are the days when people actually believed in the motto, ‘The customer is always right’. This is the age…
No internet references allowed
“No internet references allowed.”
As an A Level art student, those were the four most harrowing words I’ve heard my…
As an A Level art student, those were the four most harrowing words I’ve heard my…
What’s with the obsession?
You enter a fancy café, place an order, get seated and look forward to catching up with your friends whom…
Harmless pursuits
When we talk of addiction we usually refer to addiction to alcohol, heroin, cocaine, hashish, morphine, tobacco, etc., the use…
The convoluted Balochistan situation
While Z.A. Bhutto was planning to host an Islamic summit, the situation in Balochistan was deteriorating day by day. On…
Something old, something new
The idiom, one man’s trash is another man’s treasure, proves quite fitting at the sprawling weekly bazaars that have been…
Is the world running out of time?
The World Meteorological Organisation has recently reported that the first 10 months of 2012 were the ninth warmest since records…
Hassan Ali Hoti Market
Ranchore Lines, Garden area, Kharadar, Burnes Road, Pakistan Chowk, Saddar, Soldier Bazaar, McLeod Road and Bunder Road are some of…
Planting ideas
Q: I have an area of land close to Bahawalpur and want to develop it for personal agricultural use. Please…
Fashion meets diplomacy
That Pakistan’s fashion industry is expanding there can be no doubt. It is now making inroads into other cities, and…
Throwing caution to the winds
Dear Auntie,
I’m 16 years old and my problem is that I am a very goofy, jolly and bubbly person.…
I’m 16 years old and my problem is that I am a very goofy, jolly and bubbly person.…
Passion play
After visiting Saffron and meeting the owner, Ruheena Malik, one wonders which of the two is more intriguing. But it…
