Monthly Archives: April 2023

In Pakistan, the Quest for Gender Equality Marches On

Development and Poverty, Human Rights, Women

By Zubeida Mustafa

On April 13, a Pakistani woman won a spot on Time’s list of 100 most influential people in the world in 2023. Sherry Rahman, who is Pakistan’s environment minister, earned this distinction for her concerted and effective climate advocacy. Rahman was a journalist before she entered politics and made a name for herself for her work in parliament supporting women’s causes. This was an occasion to celebrate and Rahman was widely lauded.

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کیا طلبہ تنظیموں کو بحال کیا جانا چاہیے؟

General

آج کل کراچی کے تعلیمی اداروں میں ایک موضوع جو زیرِ بحث ہے وہ دلچسپ بھی ہے اور ساتھ ہی ساتھ متنازعہ بھی۔ وہ یہ ہے کہ کیا طلبہ تنظیموں کو بحال کرنے کی ضرورت ہے یا پھر ان پر جو پابندی عائد کی گئی تھی وہ نہ ہٹائی جائے؟

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Be warned

Economy, Social Issues

By Zubeida Mustafa

RECENTLY, we had bad and good news in quick succession. It was first announced that Punjab’s interim government had issued a notification stating that it had signed an agreement with the army to hand over to the latter more than 45,000 acres of land in the province’s Bhakkar, Sahiwal and Khushab districts for corporate farming. A few weeks later, to my great relief, I learnt that Rafay Alam, the lawyer fighting cases to save Pakistan’s agriculture from the treachery of our rulers, petitioned the Lahore High Court to have the notification withdrawn. The court stopped the transfer.

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