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Indelible Scars
Zainab. A seven-year-old little girl. A child. Raped. Tortured. Murdered. She was not the only one. There were more like her in the city of the Sufi poet, Baba Bulleh Shah, Kasur, where a serial killer and paedophile hunted several other…
Innings in an American Public School
It wasn’t until the elderly lady on the driver’s seat gave a disarming smile and called out, “Hi. Good morning!” that I heaved a sigh of relief. I marvelled at the charming lady. Atleast I had never seen a female school bus driver in India.…
The price of denial
The year, 2017, turned out to be quite tumultuous in terms of political events in Pakistan. The new year did not start on an encouraging note either. Donald Trump's first tweet in 2018 was about Pakistan. He tweeted: "The United States has…
Tattooed ‘blue-skinned’ Hindu Pushtuns look back at their roots
Former President Hamid Karzai meets the small, forgotten Afghan ‘Sheen Khalai’ community in India on whom a film is being made
As they walk through the corridors of the exhibition, looking at photographs of themselves in traditional…
One wish for 2018: Oh Lord, please let us take some basic rights for granted
‘In 24 hours from now, as we party like there’s no tomorrow, yesterday’s tragedy should remind us how easily this could turn into a literal fact.’ This was Mumbai Mirror’s chilling comment after the horrendous rooftop fire which killed 14…
Thriving Media Market To Drive Progress On Afghan Women’s Rights
Award-winning journalist Najiba Ayubi says the free flow of information will be a catalyst for change in Afghanistan.
Najiba Ayubi has been a leading voice in independent Afghan media for more than a decade. She is currently managing…
Pakistan’s Sikh legacy: Beyond religion, beyond borders
“If you could visit any place in Pakistan, where would you go?” asks Amardeep Singh whenever he gives a talk to introduce his recently published travelogue Lost Heritage – The Sikh Legacy In Pakistan.
The question, aimed primarily at Sikh…
Waiting for a miracle
A public toilet that doesn't make you faint
The best thing about the building I come to work to six days a week is that it has reasonably clean (as in dry), separate toilets for women in each floor. It is a luxury that few women in this…
Remembering Lasantha
Lasantha Wickremathunga 8th death anniversary was held at Borella cemetery today.
08 Jan, 2017.
Eight years after the murder of The Sunday Leader editor Lasantha Wickrematunge, his colleague Dilrukshi Handunnetti remembers all that he…