A 45-year-old woman from Mankhurd, Mumbai, strangled her own son to death on Tuesday evening to protect her daughter-in-law from his violence. Nadeem Naim, her 25-year-old son, was a drug-addict and routinely used to subject his wife to domestic violence. The mother, named Anwari idrisi, was arrested the next morning […]
Most of the people including kids love to watch television. Even if they are asked to quit watching it, they will still watch it. Some parents think of it as a useful device for their kids. In fact, they use it as an alternate when they are busy somewhere else. They […]
Sexual harassment is a grave crime that leaves the victims in mental agony and distress for life. No one should tolerate sexual harassment. Everyone has the right to be treated with respect and dignity. Inappropriate behavior is a developing issue everywhere be it work areas, schools or anywhere a woman goes. […]
Despite being half the population, women are still underrepresented in politics. They lag substantially behind men when it comes to their representation in leadership positions throughout the world. However, the situation has improved to some extent in the recent past. Last month, Theresa May became the leader of the Conservative Party […]
I cannot recall my last “pure” Urdu conversation with someone, not even with a person who has a university degree in Urdu literature. It is very unfortunate that most of the times we struggle to find appropriate Urdu words for a situation, although we know English words for the said […]
In today’s busy world when everyone is busy and has no time to read newspaper, the electronic media provides a best platform to update us of happenings around the world. Importance of media cannot be denied. We can get knowledge about worldly affairs by just pressing buttons on our remote controls. […]
Last week two honour killing cases attracted media attention worldwide in which three persons including two women were brutally killed by their family members. In one case, a 56 years old man killed his daughter and son-in-law in Lahore for marrying without the family’s consent while in another case a […]
“May God give children of our kind to these merciless people”, members of the transgender community were cursing the murderers of Alisha and the hospital staff at her funeral, the first ever funeral of a transsexual woman that took place in public. What an irony. Alisha, a transgender woman, was […]
Gender bias occurs because of personal values, perception and outdated, traditional views about men and women. Gender bias is everywhere especially in third world countries like Pakistan. However, when the topic of gender bias at workplace comes up, it’s usually within the context of women being victims of workplace discrimination. […]
God has given human beings the boon of wisdom and discretion to think upon the signs of the universe and to draw conclusions. That is the reason why they disclose the hidden facts of it and its structure and have made remarkable progress in many walks of life. Children are […]
