Qamar Bashir  To truly understand a society, community, county, or country, the best approach is to engage directly with the people on the ground. Sitting comfortably in rooms or making high-level analyses from afar may be intellectually easy, but such approaches often lack genuine insight and fail to capture the true spirit, aspirations, fears, and realities of the community members. I had the unique opportunity to be part of Working America, an affiliate of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), hired by the Democrats toRead More

Dr. Muhammad Akram Zaheer The “Shevolution” advocacy for women’s empowerment and the promotion of gender equality. Over the decades, gender equality has been a cornerstone of feminist movements, which have tirelessly fought against the patriarchal norms that limit women’s access to rights, education and employment. The “Shevolution” emphasizes the necessity of addressing systemic inequalities that manifest through unequal pay, lack of representation in leadership, gender-based violence and restricted reproductive rights. For instance, the persistent gender pay gap continues to be a critical issue. Studies highlight that women, on average, earnRead More

It is important to note that if Chief Justice Afridi is not selected for this role, it could leave him with limited authority, as the real power would rest with the supervising judge of the Constitutional bench Ansar M Bhatti ISLAMABAD: With the recent appointment of Justice Yahya Afridi as the new Chief Justice of Pakistan, the race to head the Constitutional bench has begun. One possibility is that Chief Justice Afridi could be tasked with leading this key bench. However, certain voices within the government argue that concentrating tooRead More