Tag: violence
Intentional or unintentional sabotage?
Waqas Shabbir | Disgraced former PM Nawaz Sharif, willingly or unwillingly, has opened a floodgate of negative commentary, following the eruption of a mega-scandal. His...
Male Hollywood stars must take pay cuts says Salma Hayek
AFP | Hollywood star Salma Hayek said Sunday that male stars will have to take pay cuts if they are serious about equality for women....
Violence, rape and other fear mongering tactics used by Indian forces...
Taimur Khan | Torture, rape, psychological oppression, vandalizing of property and enforced disappearances are few methods of a sustained terror campaign unleashed by the state...
Gang rape acquittal fires up Spain’s feminist movement
AFP | Spain's feminist movement is pushing for changes to the law after a court acquitted five men of gang-raping an 18-year-old woman at Pamplona's...
TAPI: A Dreamer’s Pipe-dream becoming reality?
Marvin G. Weinbaum & Samad Sadri | Global demand for energy is increasing and natural gas consumption is growing faster than for oil and coal. In...
COAS Gen Bajwa steps in to address grievances of Hazara community
News Analysis | General Qamar Javed Bajwa, the Chief of Army Staff, arrived in the provincial capital of Balochistan, Quetta, on Tuesday to inspect the...
Asaram Bapu case: The Culture of Rape in South Asia
News Analysis | Asaram Bapu, an Indian spiritual guru; a religious leader with a massive fan base from around the world, has been awarded a...
Karachites upset as Do Darya to close down
News Desk | The city of Karachi may lose its popular food street “Do Darya” within the next two months. According to reports, Defence Housing...
Twitter gains momentum with second straight profitable quarter
AFP | Twitter reported its second consecutive quarterly profit Wednesday, boosting the outlook for the messaging platform after years in the red.The San Francisco-based social...
Palestinian journalist shot at Gaza protest dies of wounds
AFP | A Palestinian journalist shot two weeks ago by Israeli forces on the Gaza border has died, Israeli and Palestinian sources said Wednesday, the...
Israeli policeman jailed 9 months for killing Palestinian
AFP | An Israeli court on Wednesday sentenced a police officer to nine months in jail over the fatal shooting of a Palestinian teenager in...
Hindutva-wadi caught dressed in a Burqa attempting to incite a riot
News Analysis | A Hindu extremist, disguised as a Muslim woman in a burqa, was caught trying to throw beef at a Hindu temple according...
Natalie Portman refuses to attend Jewish Prize Ceremony over Netanyahu
AFP | Hollywood actress Natalie Portman said she was backing out of a Jerusalem ceremony where she was to receive a $2 million prize to...
Dalit groom sets off with his Baraat despite strict caste restrictions
News Analysis | A Dalit man from western Uttar Pradesh scored a significant victory over the strict caste system when he was ‘allowed’ to take...
Fatima Bhutto’s ‘The Runaways’ to hit the shelves in October
News Analysis | Fatima Bhutto is all set to get her new novel "The Runways" published in October 2018. The exciting news was shared by...
Twitter suspends over a million accounts for ‘promotion of terrorism’
News Desk | On April 5, 2018, Twitter said that it has suspended more than one million accounts for “promotion of terrorism” since 2015. Twitter...
