Zubeida Mustafa

For the women of Swat

THE theme of International Women`s Day on March 8 is “women and men united to end violence against women and girls”.... Published 04 Mar, 2009 12:00am

Women decide to fight back

FOR the Women`s Action Forum, 2008 was a landmark year. Three new chapters were launched in Hyderabad, Sukkur and... Published 25 Feb, 2009 12:00am

Women decide to fight back

FOR the Women`s Action Forum, 2008 was a landmark year. Three new chapters were launched in Hyderabad, Sukkur and... Published 25 Feb, 2009 12:00am

Education policy: will it work?

Failure to implement policies has been the hallmark of our system of governance.—APP/File Photo On Pakistan Day, the... Published 18 Feb, 2009 12:00am

Dr Khan`s new mission?

Dr Khan will spend his days `spreading education,` but what will his message be? — AP DR A.Q. KHAN, who is a hero to... Published 11 Feb, 2009 12:00am

Dr Khan`s new mission?

Dr Khan will spend his days `spreading education,` but what will his message be? — AP DR A.Q. KHAN, who is a hero to... Published 11 Feb, 2009 12:00am

Education: the common enemy

THE Taliban`s move to bomb and torch schools — most of them girls` — have caught the public eye in a dramatic way.... Published 04 Feb, 2009 12:00am

PDH survey and status of women

WE as a nation shy away from the specifics. That is why numerical data is not our forte. We generalise the... Published 28 Jan, 2009 12:00am

Muted protests won`t do

PAKISTANIS have perfected the art of protest. Karachi has posters plastered on the walls calling on people to... Published 21 Jan, 2009 12:00am

Voices of peace in din of war

INTERNATIONAL politics do not move in a straight line. There are ups and downs in how states manage their ties. They... Published 14 Jan, 2009 12:00am

Creating a book culture?

IN the midst of a general sense of insecurity spawned by terrorist attacks and the gloom spurred by spiralling... Published 07 Jan, 2009 12:00am

Media`s role in war and peace

AT a time when the media in India and Pakistan is virtually driving South Asia to the brink of war, it is sad that... Published 31 Dec, 2008 12:00am

The media`s role in war and peace

AT a time when the media in India and Pakistan is virtually driving South Asia to the brink of war, it is sad that... Published 31 Dec, 2008 12:00am

Fading dream of social justice

IT wasn`t such a long time ago when a simple, soft-spoken man dress- ed in khaddar wearing dark-rimmed glasses used... Published 24 Dec, 2008 12:00am