Saeed-uz-Zaman Siddiqui, Sindh’s 31st governor, passed away on Wednesday in Karachi hospital according to spokesperson of Governor House. Agha Siraj Durrani, Sindh Speaker, will serve as acting governor until next governor is appointed. Siddique, was appointed as Governor Sindh on 11th November, 2016 to replace former governor Dr Ishratul Ibad […]
Author: Aneela Khalid
Birth Registration in FATA
Millions of children in Pakistan are denied their fundamental right, birth registration. Children whose births go unregistered are unable to benefit from even minimal levels of protection against early and forced marriages, labour and employment in hazardous industries, recruitment by armed groups and illegal adoption and or/ trafficking. Without a […]
Aid to Pakistan – A bottomless pit
Since its independence in 1947, Pakistan has continually been a recipient of foreign aid in its various forms. The country has been receiving aid for development of different areas such as military, education, agriculture, building dams, communication networks, health and a variety of other areas where any developing country would […]
Why gender discrimination!
God created man and woman not to subjugate each other but to love, care, share and help each other. He the Creator of this universe did His justice by giving equal qualities to both of them. He gave man a rough and tough physique while women were created with soft […]
Election fever, phobias and possibilities
Three days more to the momentous day of May 11, 2013, that shall decide the fate of Pakistani nation for the coming five years. Due to the extreme significance of forthcoming elections, the international media is also giving it full fledged coverage. Til now a number of analysis and surveys have […]
FATA and the shame democracy!
FATA (Federally Administered Tribal Area) and PATA (Provincially Administered Tribal Area) straddled along Pakistan’s porous border the ”Durand line” since time immemorial was considered Terra-Incognito, and its fierce inhabitants were ruled by their own set of rules, customary, unwritten yet democratic but harsh. Reward and punishment were summarily exercised by […]
Free and fair elections and a poor security enviornment
The present civilian government has moved in a democratic transition and has given the responsibility to an interim government both in the center as well as provinces. The last time a civilian government that oversaw the elections, was in 1977 which was set to be responsible for rigging the elections, […]
Pakistan and its “demockcrazy”
It is said that the word “Democracy” is a panacea of all ailments and democracy is applicable to every one and everywhere. Yet this elusive word means the same but has diverse effects in its application throughout the world as can be seen today. Primitive societies, tribal cultures and backward […]