By exterminating Guru India has facilitated the making of another Kashmiri freedom hero. He was not a heroic figure like Maqbool Bhat when he entered into Tihar Jail on allegations of facilitating an attack on Indian Parliament, but became a hero when he was buried inside the jail premises.Nobody including his fellow party members was […]
AHRC appeals to release former Kashmiri militant
The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has recently launched an urgent appeal asking for the release of a former Kashmiri militant who has allegedly been arrested by Pakistani secret agencies. The AHRC has written a separate letter to the UN Working Group on Enforced and Involuntary Disappearances and Special Rapporteur on Torture and Other Cruel, […]
Why 14-Year-Old Malala Is Important For Pakistan
Malala Yousafzai, 14, is the new face of Pakistan – the country that has persistently been pushed as the hotbed of militant Islam. She is not only the latest victim of an extremely criticised brand of Muslim faith that supports the totalitarian interpretation of Islamic law, but also a new hope for a whole generation […]
Protecting Girl Children and Pakistan’s Woes
World inaugurates First International Day of Girl Child, and Pakistan is struggling to save life of a brave teenage girl. On this day, 14-year-old Malala, is not fighting against militancy but for her own survival. Communities around the globe are entering into a new era of joint efforts to end fundamental human rights violations that […]
Pakistan Administered Kashmir: Victims of 2005 Earthquake Still Groping in Darkness
Billions of dollars allocated for the development projects in earthquake affected areas of Pakistan Administered Kashmir (PaK) have been embezzled and mega construction projects in at least three different cities have been put on halt. On 8 October, it has been seven years since the devastating earthquake, which affected millions of people in this region, […]
Raising money for a charitable cause
He spoke for fifteen minutes to them and they raised 10,000 pounds in five minutes. This was an amazing fundraising effort and I did realize that raising money to support a charitable cause was not as tricky as I had perceived it. There was not a well-planned campaign launched by a team of volunteers to […]