To the corridors of power
A society that is indifferent to the plight of its own people is a society in ruins. When Raja Khan stood in front of the Parliament and lit himself on fire he hoped to invoke… Read More
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Brass crescent Awards: Thank you for the nomination!
Just a quick note to thank all my readers for the constant support. Bit late on this but honored to be nominated as best regional blog, as it is a symbol of support… Read More
Swat’s children: Pushed into oblivion
First published on Dawn.com There is hardly anything more excruciating than glorifying war in the face of atrocities. In Pakistan, the news coverage from Swat valley remained dominated by figures, numbers of soldiers… Read More
The politics of treason
As published at Dawn.com 18/8/2011 Envisioning a future dystopia, in his book “1984”, George Orwell wrote about living in a security state carefully engineered by crude and repressive forms of control, dominated… Read More
Policing Ramadan undermines its principles
First published in the Guardian – Comment is Free Belief Section. Pakistan’s Ehtram-e-Ramzan (respecting Ramadan) law makes eating, drinking and smoking in public places during the fasting hours of the holy month illegal. The punishment… Read More
The right to information
Edited Version published as a feature on Dawn.com As a move to recognise the indispensable power of the Internet to bring into focus a wide range of rights issues and human progress, a… Read More
Your rape culture is not my religion
First publish on Dawn.com That reporting a rape is an arduous ordeal is a truth that resounds globally. When braving for police investigations, enumerating the ordeal in court and damaging stereotypical media representations… Read More
He said what?
“What I can say is there is a 98 per cent chance he is dead,” Interior Minister Rehman Malik said in an official statement confirming Illyas Kashmiri’s death. Kashmiri, seen as one of the… Read More
Saleem Shahzad: Mourning the silence
Please be patient while you read this, I am still reeling. Still paralyzed by anger and numb by grief. Please be patient while I pick up the right words to protest the… Read More
The Baloch Noam Chomsky Is Dead- By Malik Siraj Akbar
Republished from Balochhal- written by Malik Siraj Akbar There is renewed anger across Balochistan over the dreadful assassination of one of the most popular icons of Balochi literature and civil society, Dr. Saba… Read More
