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News Desk Peshawar: A non-governmental organisation (NGO) on Saturday distributed sacrificial meat among the marginalised transgender community and artists, aiming to involve these neglected segments of transgender people in Eid…

Asem Mustafa Awan Islamabad: They are called ‘Bahistis’ and the closest translation to this word is ‘the one who resides in heaven’. Entrusted with the task of quenching their thirst, they were considered the life saviours in the past…

News Desk Islamabad: Since 2005, at least 104,100 children have been killed or maimed. More than 14,200 children have been subjected to rape and other sexual violence, and more than 14,900 incidents of denial of humanitarian access have…

News Desk Peshawar: A man who left for Iran in 1971 and hasn’t heard from his family since has recently been reunited with them in Usherai Darra of the Upper Dir district thanks to social media. In an interview with local media, his…

News Desk Michigan: In a family in the American state of Michigan, the first daughter is born after 138 years to an American couple Andrew Clark and Carolyn Clark on March 17. The couple appeared on the popular US show Good Morning…

Ishtiaq Ahmed Book Review: This was a common policy and practice applied by the British authorities for the public places during their rule of India. It was perhaps this that led Mahatma Gandhi to remark when asked by a…

News Desk Peshawar: The use of technology has enabled women to anonymously report relevant issues to the Ombudsperson via their cell phones. There is a need for cost-effective technology, including mobile devices, to enable women to file…

News Desk Islamabad: The National Commission on the Rights of Child (NCRC) held a briefing with policymakers and media on the state of children’s rights and measures taken by the Commission during its first term. The purpose of the…

Asem Mustafa Awan This picture is a gruesome representation of the state of education in Pakistan. Seeing it conjures up feelings of frustration and anger. This should not be happening in our beloved country but the years of neglect is…

Islamabad: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Thursday upheld a woman’s right to dissolve her nikah (marriage) if her husband has mistreated her. The top court made this decision in response to a woman’s writ petition seeking the dissolution…