What happened to the example of a man who mended his own shoes, listened to his wife, took her advice, and stood up for his daughter? Through the lives of Khadijah, Aisha, Fatimah, Khawla and other influential Muslim women, this column examines the gap between the Prophet Muhammad’s treatment of women and the patriarchal traditions upheld in his name today.
A young woman walked into a fraternity house believing a friend was inside. What followed exposed the failures of consent, accountability, and justice.
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Pakistan’s military problem goes beyond the Army itself. It lies in the concentration of political and economic power around the Army Chief, and the challenge of restoring constitutional civilian authority.
From Qandeel Baloch to Sana Yousaf, the names change but the old verdict remains: a woman’s life and her right to say no are still treated as negotiable.
She did everything the world tells its daughters to do — get educated, serve your country, live within the fence. Still, she was not given a fair chance to have her case heard.
How a state that brands its enemies 'Khawarij' adopted the Khawarij's own tactic: reaching, again and again, for sacred vocabulary to justify what the law wouldn't allow.
Different voices do not have to become one voice. From an APPNA gathering in St. Louis to stories of music, journalism and resistance, this op-ed reflects on why disagreement can be part of a stronger Pakistani community.
The article argues that recent AI safety incidents largely stemmed from flawed sandboxes, weak safeguards and operational failures rather than autonomous “AI escapes.”
The real cost of corruption in Pakistan is not simply the money stolen from the state, but the human potential, institutional capacity and economic opportunities lost along the way.
The Islamabad hospital fire that killed newborns is more than a story of individual grief. It raises deeper questions about collective trauma, institutional betrayal, public trust and the unequal risks borne by ordinary citizens.
The Sarhad University confrontation reflects a deeper crisis in Pakistan: a widening divide between the powerful and ordinary citizens, as tensions once concentrated in the country’s peripheries increasingly reach its political centre.
