A three-day discussion on planning foreign policy decisions from a human rights perspective revealed that this important subject has been neglected in Pakistan by state and civil society alike. The Third World has unhappy memories of the use of human rights as a weapon in big-power conflicts. However, the discussion organised in Jakarta over the […]
The heavily barbed fence separated me from Sialkot on the other side of the border. I had first heard of the town in cricket commentaries on the radio though I wonder if Sialkot actually hosted any notable fixture before the advent of Sachin Tendulkar in 1989. That was when the Indian batting star became famous
By Pervez Hoodbhoy Some 300 years ago the age of reason lifted Europe from darkness, ushering in modern science together with modern scientific attitudes. These soon spread across the world. But now, running hot on its heels is the age of unreason. Reliance upon evidence, patient investigation, and careful logic is giving way to bald
That was the time when spring was hovering over my valley capturing the greenly carpeted land in the grip of its beauty. I came out to enjoy the scenery of the sunset after a long endeavor of fighting with the misery of winter. Suddenly, I heard a soothing tone of trembling voice requesting the Almighty
“Why you people vend your daughters far away from their motherland, isn’t it a sin?” A question asked by a friend of mine pinched into my heart like the sharp edge of the sparkling sword. I got goose bumps finding no way to escape myself from her fretting query. “I had better leave,” I excused
