Wanjaro is no more. There were protests all over Sindh against the forced conversion of a Hindu girl Rinkle Kumari in February 2012. We were also taking part in protests in Karachi outside the press club. Here I met Raj Kumar, who was the uncle of the unlucky girl, Rinkle Kumari, who was first abducted […]
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By Shujauddin Qureshi The floods that hit Pakistan in August 2022 were the worst in its history, affecting more than 33 million people, destroying millions of homes, and killing thousands of people. The province of Sindh was among the hardest hit, with more than 80 per cent of its land submerged by floodwaters in many
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By Shujauddin Qureshi Muslims observe a holy fast from dawn to sunset and engage in acts of devotion and almsgiving during the month of Ramazan. However, because of the rising costs of necessities, Ramazan also causes a lot of hardship and worry for many Pakistanis. In this blog post, we’ll look at some of the
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By Shujauddin Qureshi The inauguration of the Inter-District People’s Bus Service is a welcome decision for the people of Karachi (and Larkana). The ruling Pakistan People’s Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari inaugurated the new People’s Bus Service in Karachi on June 27, 2022, which would ply on Route-1 from Model Colony to Merryweather Tower (29.5
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During my last visit to Haleji Lake (Nov. 29), I found a group of youth (all male) busy shooting themselves with a DSL camera. All in their early 20s seemed students of a university. Interestingly all (about 6-7) were wearing the same dress with the same colour Shalwar Kameez. I just jokingly asked if they
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By Shujauddin Qureshi Just drive about 17 kilometres from Fateh Chowk Hyderabad towards Tando Muhammad Khan, and you can find a small green spot known as Mir’s Mini Forest along the road on the left side. A canal carrying fresh water drawn from Indus’s Kotri barrage is irrigating the land forest. An oasis between the
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By Shujauddin Qureshi Paramilitary force Rangers raided Karachi Press Club premises on July 27, 2020, apparently for security reasons. But KPC Covering Body in a press release after its urgent meeting condemned the raid without any intimidation to the management of the club. Even though there might have been a threat alert in the Red
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By Shujauddin Qureshi Hammad Azhar, Federal Minster for Industries on Friday afternoon presented Rs7,294.9 billion federal budget 2020 -21 in the National Assembly amid the opposition’s hooting and pandemonium. The opposition members, mostly belonging to Pakistan Peoples Party, Pakistan Muslim League (N) and Muttahida Majlis-e-Ammal (MMA) were carrying banners in their hands with slogans inscribed
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By Shujauddin Qureshi Honor killing is a curse in tribal areas of Pakistan. The killing of youths (male and female) in the name of honour has become quite common as this notorious tradition in Sindh has spread. A centuries-old tribal practice, this tradition of killing sprees empowers the tribal chieftains through their tribal courts called
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