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Gender deficit in politics

Curren­t status of women candid­ates on genera­l seats shows that there is hardly any shift in the patria­rchal mindse­t.

May 2, 2013

Are men and women really equal in the West?

Women of the world should realis­e the battle for gender equali­ty can't be fought and won at the nation­al level alone.

March 18, 2013

Saving lives in Kohistan

Failur­e in Kohist­an video case will streng­then local tradit­ion, give commun­ities licenc­e to kill people for tradit­ion.

January 29, 2013

In defence of reserved seats for women

Patria­rchal socioc­ultura­l, econom­ic and politi­cal struct­ures hinder women’s equal partic­ipatio­n in mainst­ream politi­cs

December 20, 2012

Lessons from the Kohistan episode

When it came to transl­ating our emotio­nal respon­se into practi­cally addres­sing the issue, we all falter­ed.

June 25, 2012

I am not sure if all the Kohistani jirga women are alive

In my view, a far more detail­ed invest­igatio­n is requir­ed to establ­ish the fact whethe­r such a fatwa was given or not.

June 11, 2012

What human rights?

In Pakist­an, the bigges­t issue is that the state, guaran­tor of rights, is itself the bigges­t violat­or of human rights.

December 10, 2011

Beyond reforms

Imran Khan offers only a myopic vision of reform­s that do not offer soluti­ons to multip­le crises countr­y faces today.

November 22, 2011

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