Opinion
Prioritizing Women and Children During Flood Rehabilitation
by: Mishael AliKhan
Date: November 25, 2013
10 million women and children were affected in last year’s catastrophic floods that caused the largest humanitarian crisis in Pakistan[1]. The areas most impacted by the floods were among the...
Opinion
Is democracy threatened by governor’s rule in Balochistan?
by: Syed Baqir Sajjad
Date: November 19, 2013
With the federal government set to end Governor's Rule in Balochistan to set up an interim administration for elections, it is time to evaluate if the move helped improve the...
Opinion
Sherry Rehman, JI Executive President, on the “Malala Moment”
by: Sherry Rehman
Date: November 19, 2013
She didn't win the Nobel Peace Prize. That's totally ok. The award nomination is a milestone among many. Malala Yousafzai, 16, is still proud and hopeful that she will move bigger...
Opinion
Moving Past the Crisis Metric
by: Salim Raza
Date: November 19, 2013
Salim Raza, Former Governor State Bank of Pakistan, poses key questions on Pakistan's crisis-ridden economic trajectory and points to a path forward for embedding the model in sustained macro...
Opinion
An Anatomy of Sharif’s First 100 Days
by: Zahid Hussain
Date: November 19, 2013
For a third-timer it’s been a laborious start; a triumphant return to power notwithstanding, the first 100 days of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s government have been decidedly short on deliverables....
Opinion
Will Pakistan’s devolution reform lead to pro-women policies at the sub-national level?
by: Mishael AliKhan
Date: November 18, 2013
Punjab has shown the way forward after the devolution of women's development ministry; however, implementation will remain a challenge The past two years have proved to be significant with the...
Opinion
Courage in the Face of Great Adversity
by: Sehar Tariq
Date: November 18, 2013
Malala Yousufzai has helped Pakistan remember what courage in the face of great adversity looks like. She has helped remind our fractured nation that there are still some lines...
Opinion
Rimsha’s acquittal: a new beginning?
by: Raza Rumi
Date: November 18, 2013
An Islamabad court has acquitted Rimsha Masih, a Christian child accused of blasphemy. Her trial showed that a local Mullah tried to frame her, and she is now free....
Opinion
Women in Pakistan – Battling the Odds
by: Mariam Kizilbash
Date: November 18, 2013
For many decades in Pakistan, an entire architecture of laws has been used to persecute and marginalise women, most potently symbolised by the Hudood Ordinances and other discriminatory laws instituted...
Opinion
Pakistan’s Floods One Year On: Flood Victims Continue To Face Long Term Challenges
by: Mishael AliKhan
Date: November 18, 2013
This month marks a year since Pakistan faced the worst floods in its history. The deluge devastated and submerged entire villages, roads, bridges, water supply and sanitation infrastructure, agricultural lands,...