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DecNON-FICTION: TEACHING IN TONGUES
By Faisal Bari Published in DAWN on December 19, 2021 Reforming School Education in Pakistan and the Language Dilemma By Zubeida Mustafa Paramount, Karachi ISBN: 978-9692102346 330pp. We have a broken system of education in our country; not many will dispute that. An estimated 22 million youngsters are out of […]
Gender-based violence: A growing concern
By Maheen Irfan Published in The Express Tribune on December 19, 2021 KARACHI: It was in May 2019 (roughly about a year before the Motorway rape incident) that author Mohammad Hanif wrote an opinion piece for The Guardian titled, ‘Pakistan: where the daily slaughter of women barely makes the news’.[…]
Taking charge of their futures
By Sarfaraz Memon Published in The Express Tribune on December 19, 2021 SUKKUR: Since she was a child, Sabul Khatoon was apprehensive whenever it came to talking to the men of her village of Amb Sharif in Khairpur. Other than her father and brothers, she avoided speaking to any other[…]
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DecREMITTING LIVES AND DEATHS
The tireless efforts of Pakistanis in the international labour force have made the country one of the top recipients of remitted money. But some of Pakistan’s most vulnerable migrant workers in the Gulf are routinely exploited, with many ending up in overcrowded prisons with little consular support. Around 7,000 Pakistanis[…]
