Since the US withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021, women are deprived of educational access because of the Taliban perception and their misinterpretation of Islamic principles related to women’s education. The Taliban’s discriminatory policies not only promoted gender inequality and patriarchy but deprived women of their fundamental human right to education. The restrictions on women’s…
The border between Pakistan and Afghanistan is sensitive in nature for a variety of reasons and for different sects of people across the border. Looking deeper, when late and recent ancient history is reviewed, we find different power poles crossing the Hindukush mountains and invading the subcontinent and this continued throughout the course of regional…
The launch of the 13th, 14th and 15th volumes named ‘Terms of Frustration’, ‘Dreams and the Reality’, and ‘The Kakar Model’ in Ikram Sehgal’s series, “A Personal Chronicle of Pakistan” took place at the Serena Hotel in Islamabad on August 9, 2024. The event drew a distinguished gathering, including prominent academicians, businessmen, government officials, military…
Pakistan’s economy is in the woods, and it is impacting national security in the long run. The country’s desperateness to strike a deal once again with the Washington-based lender, the IMF, has come with severe geo-strategic crosscurrents. The Fund is out to fleece a pound of flesh and wants it to be bloodless. Thus, a…
In contemporary international power politics, the multileveled Beijing-Washington conflicted interaction and the growing US-India strategic partnership have become the critical factors hampering the conventional framework of Pakistan-US relations. The recent phase of Islamabad-Washington relations has dragged the attention of international academic communities towards the evolving patterns of cooperative bilateralism between Pakistan and the United States….
Bomb Blasts/LEDS On August 10, three pedestrians identified as Sakhi Dad, Rehmatullah and Abdul Rahim, were injured in an incident of a bomb blast in Awaran town of Awaran District, reports Dawn. According to officials, the explosive device was planted in a motorcycle parked in the bazaar area and detonated with a remote control. The…
This is the story of a courageous girl from a disadvantaged neighborhood in Karachi’s Korangi area. Despite facing challenging circumstances, she became the first person in her family to graduate and is now serving as a Town Officer after passing the Sindh Public Service Commission examination and working in the Town Municipal Corporation Landhi, District…
Throughout life’s journey, one often meets individuals who leave an indelible mark on our lives and on our hearts and minds with their integrity, wisdom, and dedication. As I launch the 13th, 14th, and 15th volumes in my series “A Personal Chronicle of Pakistan,” I find it fitting to dedicate books works to three remarkable…
The tragic incident of Hardeep Singh Nijjar’s death, a prominent Indian leader and renowned Sikh activist marked a new chapter in the history of the Sikh community living in India while intensifying their societal insecurities. Its undeniable impacts on the complex ideological sentiments of Indian Sikhs and their socio-political indigenous characteristics augmented the ongoing tensions…
Tell us about your educational background, and what motivated you to join NAVTTC? I am a psychologist. I have worked in the sub-sectors of drug rehabilitation for children battling abuse and women in distress. I am also interested in civic education and I also have a degree in governance. Then I joined the development sector….
