Month: January 2013

Legislation to honour Malala in US planned

By: Anwar Iqbal WASHINGTON: A US lawmaker, Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, is introducing legislation to honour Malala Yousufzai, the girl who earned worldwide admiration for...

In praise of capital punishment

By: Dr Rakhshinda Perveen The death penalty in the specific social, economic and political context of Pakistan should not be seen as a desire or...

Women of South Asia — Unite!

By: S Saba Bokhari O Woman ! Thy pain in Anonymity — The reprehension, the revolt — for public scrutiny, Mandatory. Women of South Asia...

Targeting Hindu girls for rape

By: Ayesha Asghar We have heard all about how rape is used as weapon in mass-scale war. Several thousand women were brutally raped in the...

Women in the firing line

By: Irfan Husain THE recent cold-blooded murder of six young women charity workers in Swabi confirms a change in Taliban tactics. While never hesitating in...