Aafia Siddiqui was born in Karachi, Pakistan, on March 2, 1972. She was one of three children of Mohammad Siddiqui, a doctor trained in England. She is a mother of three.
Aafia moved to Texas in 1990 to be near her brother, and after spending a year at the University of Houston, transferred to MIT. Aafia [...]
Dictionaries and encyclopedia have explained Dowry beautifully and simplistically. To me it is a form of culturally sanctioned and socially acceptable violence not only against women but men too. Despite relatively uninformed and unprepared acceptance of globalization as a way of life, it appears rather strange that the institution of marriage is still intact in [...]
The government on Wednesday replaced the Chairman Federal Board of Revenue Abdullah Yousuf by cancelling his contract.
Waqar Ahmed, Secretary Board of Investment, has been appointed in his place, as per a notification issued by the Establishment Division. Abdullah Yousuf, considered to be the closest bureaucrat to President Musharraf, was tasked to run the prime federal [...]
Glue sniffing previously a Central American phenomenon is becoming increasing common phenomenon among street children in Pakistan. Glue sniffing is perceived as a cheaper and safer alternative to intravenous drug use.
Though the exact number of children addicted to glue sniffing in Pakistan is not known, it has been identified as a common problem among street [...]
The Pakistani consulate in Houston had been involved in issuing a passport to a wanted criminal, who was not even of Pakistani origin, is scandalous to say the least. Investigations into the escape of the felon by the US FBI uncovered a scam in which the former consul general at the mission was engaged in [...]
Media reports from different parts of the country over the past few years suggest that the acid attack phenomenon is becoming increasingly [...]
Despite efforts by non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and government functionaries, the state of violence against women is turning from bad to worse. Incidents of dissecting women’s body organs in cases of domestic violence are also matter of concern for the authorities concerned.
A report launched by a civil society organisation on the situation of violence against women [...]
Consumer protection laws are made to regulate ‘a private law-relationship between individual, consumers and the businesses that sell those goods and provide services’. These laws cover a wide range of topics, including product liability, privacy rights, unfair business practices, fraud, misrepresentation and other consumer/business interactions.The internationally recognized eight consumer rights include; satisfaction of basic needs, [...]
The diversion of Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani’s plane from Kuala Lumpur to Dubai, instead of landing at Islamabad after attending the D-8 Summit, cost the national exchequer more than 10 million rupees for PPP’s Dubai summer fiesta.
Gilani and his 40-member delegation, which also included one member from the opposition and five businessmen, had [...]
The story that appeared recently of a ten-year-old maid in Lahore, who had been beaten so severely by her employers that visible scars were left on her body, is enough to give anyone sleepless nights. The child, rescued by the Child Welfare Protection Bureau (CWPB) officials, apparently after a tip-off from neighbours, stated she was [...]
