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Rimsha Masih Case Haunts Slum Dwellers of H-9 Islamabad
Asma Ghani
Islamabad: 10 years ago, in August 2012, hundreds of Christian families, living in Mehrabadi area near G-12 Islamabad, fled their homes at night to save their lives leaving behind all their belongings after a teenage girl of…
‘Unclean’ cleaners of Islamabad
Asma Kundi
ISLAMABAD: Nida, 42, a Christian housemaid, rang the doorbell of a nearby house, where she worked as a cleaner and after the door opened, she asked the house lady if she could use their toilet.
The lady inquired why she…
Discrimination Embedded in Society against Sanitary Workers
Farkhund Yousafzai
Islamabad: With a metal rod to lift the sewer lid and a bamboo stick to unclog the pipes, Imran Masih kicks off his day to earn a livelihood. He is a sanitation worker in a busy neighborhood in Islamabad, who works…
Pakistan Observes August 11 as National Minority Day
News Desk
Islamabad: The people of Pakistan observed Thursday (August 11) as National Minority Day to promote interfaith harmony in society.
The dedicated Day was observed across the country to honor the services rendered by…
Christian Community Battles for Burial Places in Muzaffarabad
Faiza Gilani
Muzaffarabad: “It was the toughest time in my life when we took our daughter’s dead body in a garbage-carrying vehicle for burial to Rawalpindi,” recalls Akhter Bibi, a Christian woman living in Muzaffarabad, adding that …
Minorities’ Quota Remains Unfilled: Discrimination or Inefficiency?
Asma Ghani
Islamabad: Whereas the 18th Constitutional Amendment was termed a milestone achieved by the provinces after decades of struggle, some of the camp offices of Federal Departments functioning at Provincial Headquarters had to…
Shangla—A Unique Example Of Interfaith Harmony In Pakistan
Umar Bacha
Shangla: In a country where intolerance on religious, sectarian, and ethnic grounds is rife, a remote district of Khyber-Pakthunkhwa emerges as a beautiful example of interfaith harmony where Sikh and Muslim communities share a…
Salient Factor of Voter Turnout
Manoj Kumar Lohana
Lahore: Have you ever questioned why we have not been able to establish true democracy? What may be the causes and reasons for this? Why from the very first prime minister to the present one, has the nation been able to…
Christians in Bajaur Forced to Travel Long Distances for Burials
Fazal Rahman
Bajaur: For Samina*, the word grief or ‘funeral’ held little or no relevance when she was busy in the celebrations of Christmas. Soaking up enjoyment and happiness still, Samina saw her amusements turn into grief and…
SNC in Shambles, So is the Religious Harmony
Farkhund Yousafzai
Islamabad: ‘One nation, one education system’ echoed in the corridors of power soon after the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) won the elections in 2018. This led to the much-talked-about educational reform in the shape…