Posts Tagged ‘Pakistan’
On November 25, 2010, Pakistan People’s Party MNA Sherry Rehman, submitted a bill to the National Assembly seeking amendments to the Blasphemy laws. Since then, the Islamist parties of Pakistan have been in a tizzy. Aside from the announcement of two major rallies – one on December 31 and the other on January 8 – [...]
Filed under: MInority rights, Social Issues, Uncategorized | 25 Comments
Tags: Amendments to the Blasphemy Laws Act 2010, Pakistan, Pakistan blasphemy laws, Pakistan religious minorities, Sherry Rehman
Rising out of the Web
Today I learnt a new statistic. 95 percent of aggressive behaviour, harassment, abusive language and degrading images online spaces are aimed at women. This is a global phenomenon but one that can be and is overlooked. After all, when we think of violence, it is physical assault that comes to mind. What takes place in [...]
Filed under: Media, MInority rights, New Media, Social Issues, Technology, Women | 6 Comments
Tags: Pakistan, TakeBackTheTech, TBTT
A time for governance
As Fatima Bhutto or @fbhutto said on Twitter on August 2, ‘And the president buggers off to Europe on a five star jaunt. Typical. Violence hits Karachi this evening too.’ I would not put it in exactly the same words, and am not a great fan of the author/aspiring Daughter-of-the-East, but it must be said [...]
Filed under: Environment, Foreign Policy, Politics, Social Issues | 9 Comments
Tags: ANP, Asif Ali Zardari, MQM, Pakistan, Pakistan floods
After participating in the Deutsche Welle Global Media Forum Climate Change Conference 2010, I began to question what makes thousands, tens of thousands Pakistanis leave their villages to come and work in the cities. They arrive with dreams and aspirations of making better lives for themselves, their families, and future generations. These men and women [...]
Filed under: Environment, Socio-Economic | 4 Comments
Tags: Deutsche Welle Climate Change Conference 2010, Deutsche Welle Global Media Forum, Pakistan
Pakistan: Nice and Courteous
You would think going off to Europe for a week would be fun, yes? Think again if you’re taking a flight out of Karachi’s Jinnah Terminal. I’m one of those people who leaves home three and a half hours before my flight is meant to leave. For a 6:15 am departure, that means being in [...]
Filed under: Satire, Travel | 15 Comments
Tags: Pakistan
