Sunday, March 10th, 2013
A trailblazer for women’s rights
On March 8, International Women’s Day, renowned Pakistani women’s rights activist Dr. Fouzia Saeed released the US edition of her popular book Working with Sharks, a unique and compelling account of sexual harassment against women at the work place in Pakistan. Dr. Saeed, who is currently a Visiting Fellow in Washington DC’s National Endowment for Democracy (NED), campaigned tirelessly in Pakistan to pass the landmark Anti-harassment Bill in 2010. Dawn.com spoke exclusively with Dr. Saeed about her book and its impact on working Pakistani women.
New leaders, old problems By Shada Islam
THE world is watching closely as China’s 12th National People’s Congress prepares to confirm the appointment of Xi Jinping and Li Keqiang as the country’s president and premier respectively.China’s new leaders face old problems. Little movement is expected on political reform in the coming decade but the new president and premier will have to tackle an array of social and economic challenges.
PML N unveils its manifesto
THE PML-N’s manifesto has been unveiled and the party claims to have kept its goals both realistic and very much achievable. But are they? Going through the list of pledges, the PML-N appears to have described a country that everyone would like to see five years from now: slowly sorting out structural impediments to growth, for example, the power sector; increasing basic services delivery by doubling allocations to health and education; and addressing sundry political challenges (new provinces) and even civil-military relations (focusing on “seniority and merit” in appointing serviceRead More