State of Neglect: Breaking the Silence on Sexual Abuse in Pakistan
By Ammara Mustafa This is a cross-post from Daily Times Why does the State not take it upon itself to pursue cases of sexual assault? Does the fault lie in the judicial system or is it a deeper...
View ArticleIn the name of honour
By Saima Baig Qandeel Baloch was an anathema for a country like Pakistan. Coming from poverty, she rose to become independent and support herself and her family. She was an anathema because she did...
View ArticlePakistan and the new East India Company
By Saima Baig “In the infancy of societies, the chiefs of state shape its institutions; later the institutions shape the chiefs of state,” said Charles de Montesquieu. This is certainly true for...
View ArticleIs Imran Khan Pakistan’s Donald Trump?
By Yasmin Rehman Millions of Pakistanis voted in elections on July 25, resulting in victory for the leader of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Imran Khan. Polling day, in line with so many days in...
View ArticleBlasphemy: Pakistan’s curse
By Saima Baig India’s British rulers first codified offences against religion in 1860, which were then expanded in 1927. When Pakistan become a separate country, it inherited these laws; and decided...
View ArticleA new day for Pakistan? The Aasia Bibi Verdict
By Saima Baig A strange thing has happened in the land of the pure, the bastion of Islam that is Pakistan. A woman imprisoned for almost nine years and who was on death row for blasphemy has been...
View ArticleIn the Name of Religion
By Ammara Mustafa Allahu Akbar they chant in a frenzy, In vain our men are slain in the name of religion Take off your rose tinted spectacles Dare to ponder and look around yourself. You – my dear,...
View ArticleAsia Bibi is trying to escape the bloodlust of the same blasphemy law that...
By Kunwar Khuldune Shahid On October 31, Asia Bibi, a Christian woman falsely accused of blasphemy, was acquitted by Pakistan’s Supreme Court. The nine-year horrific jail sentence that she...
View ArticleIs Imran Khan’s ‘Medina state’ founded on Osama Bin Laden’s Islam?
By Kunwar Khuldune Shahid Last week, reminiscences of al-Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden sprung up in two unlikely arenas: Elland Road and the National Assembly of Pakistan. A Leeds United fan had sent...
View ArticleThe religious misogyny behind Imran Khan’s remarks on rape
By Khadija Khan Imran Khan is no stranger to controversy. Over the years, the Pakistani prime minister has come under fire for making a number of ill-judged comments that have sparked a backlash....
View Article
