Sana Saleem
“They kept us for one month in the police station. There were about 25 to 30 people in the lockup. When there were...
Published 06 Apr, 2010 11:28am
Nearly two months after the death of Shazia Masih, the government is yet to take substantial steps towards ...
Published 30 Mar, 2010 03:31pm
How many of you have come across content claiming to 'expose' or tell the 'truth’ about a certain someone? More...
Published 23 Mar, 2010 12:30pm
“We had just assembled in our classroom when it looked as if hell had broken with a huge blast that rocked our...
Published 09 Mar, 2010 12:15pm
For a society to progress, human rights have to be guaranteed, with the assurance that rights are maintained without...
Published 04 Mar, 2010 02:48pm
Of all the stories about alleged Al Qaeda members, perhaps none has been more peculiar than that of Aafia Siddiqui....
Published 09 Feb, 2010 03:57pm
Nationalism is best understood in contrast to patriotism. Patriotism is simply love for one's country, whereas...
Published 03 Feb, 2010 02:57pm
The most heart-warming news I have heard in a while came amidst one of the most devastating incidents – the...
Published 19 Jan, 2010 12:12pm
In the first-ever, one-on-one interview by any US president to the Pakistani media, President Barack Obama assured...
Published 13 Jan, 2010 01:01pm
Transgender rights represent a relatively new frontier in civil liberties activism. In Pakistan, eunuchs have...
Published 05 Jan, 2010 02:19pm
It was just last week that I argued with a friend about possibility of canceling Muharram processions. I proposed...
Published 29 Dec, 2009 03:56pm
The military offensive in South Waziristan has been deemed successful: speaking to the press, Prime Minister Yousuf...
Published 22 Dec, 2009 10:57am
As a part of the medical profession, I am aware of the pressures one faces in the workplace. The emergency room is...
Published 08 Dec, 2009 02:00pm
We should have no qualms about confessing that issues pertaining to women are consigned to oblivion in our society....
Published 01 Dec, 2009 12:08pm
It’s worth remembering the adage ‘justice delayed is justice denied.’ Yesterday marked the second anniversary of the...
Published 04 Nov, 2009 02:01pm
Operation Rah-i-Nijat, 'the path to deliverance' is the name given to the military operation in South Waziristan. ...
Published 28 Oct, 2009 12:14pm
On the news of the IDPs’ return home to the Swat Valley, I had mixed feelings, both elation and concern. The joy of...
Published 07 Oct, 2009 12:38pm
A history of revolutionary situations is often the prerequisite for insurgencies. Recently, in many cases around the...
Published 30 Sep, 2009 02:31pm
Conspiracy theories have always had high currency in our part of the world and ritual cynicism towards America is...
Published 22 Sep, 2009 10:57am
