In late June 2019, Zahoor Ahmed from Bilal Town Abbotabad fell victim to Qari Ilyas’ radical methodology practiced at his madrassah, Idarah Tark e Masnhiyat Rohani Ilaj in Haripur, Badihana. Suffering from depression and struggling with drug abuse, Zahoor’s family admitted him to the institution for help with recovery little more than two months prior […]
“He usually hits me a lot but this time he even shaved my head aswell and then beat me with pipes” – Asma
This Christian woman was forced to convert, raped and paraded naked through the streets. Where is the accountability?
It was quite surprising to hear how one of the most prestigious awards in the world, the Nobel prize for Literature, is apparently not going to be awarded to anyone this year by the Swedish Academy, responsible since 1901 for the granting of this prize. The question that arose in most people’s minds was this: […]
It all begins with the first step: The journey of drug abuse usually begins with a statement as casual as: ” It’s just a single puff, yaar“ However, that one puff can often have lasting repercussions for the people who relish those toxic substances. They slowly get consumed in a trap of mental and physical illnesses. […]
When it comes to society avoiding everything that has to do with sex education, Pakistanis prove to be the undisputed champions. You will hear a “hush” or “chup kero” every time you’d want to have an open discussion on the topic. Many girls who have led a sheltered life in the vast rural areas of […]
A teenaged Christian boy was beaten to death by six policemen on October 9 in Jabbran district in Pakistan’s Sheikhupura area in Punjab, rights organizations said. Arslan Masih was an 8th grader at Government High School who got into a fight with a Muslim boy two days ago. The fight was allegedly triggered because Arslan […]
