Month: March 2010

International women’s day today

EVERY year International Women’s Day is celebrated on March 8 across the world. This year’s women day is the third time under an elected government...

Dr Aafia did or didn’t?

By Fasi Zaka I admit that there has been one topic I have been reluctant to write about for a year now, despite occasional prodding...

Website on child rights launched

ISLAMABAD: The Child Rights Legal Centre has set up a website to provide information about matters relating to child rights in Pakistan. A press release...

Struggle on for equal rights to women

IT is a widely accepted fact that achieving gender equality is one of the prerequisites of sustainable development. However, Pakistan presents a bleak picture in...

Zamindar’s daughter

By M. Abul Fazl I am very fond of Qurratulain Hyder’s writing. I think her Aag ka Darya is probably the greatest novel of Urdu....