الياس ٿري عبدالله کوسو-امراڻي جا نوجوان ھن کي جپسي ۽ رولاڪ سڏي سگھن ٿا سندس ھٿ جي ريکائن ۾ بادشاھت لکيل آھي عبدالله کوسويا نه پر فقيري سندس انگ انگ ۾ رچيل آھي ۽ نيڻن جي صحرا ۾ ھرڻي جون ڇالون پياسي بدن تي مور جي ٽھوڪي جيان ڀاسنديون آھن۔ عمرڪوٽ شھر جي وچ واري […]
عبدالله کوسو–20ھين صدي جي سماجي دنيا جومتحرڪ ڪردار Read More »
By Shujauddin Qureshi Experts and professionals from different parts of Pakistan and other countries have underlined the need for strictly following the official lockdown orders to save many human lives from coronavirus (COVID-19) and urged the governments to arrange adequate medical and testing facilities in all areas and provide personal protection equipment (PPE) to doctors
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By Shujauddin Qureshi Untouchables exist in Pakistan. Many people in Pakistan might have been shocked to read two identical news on social media about the refusal of the burial of the remains of two human beings — one in Sindh and another in Punjab. In Sindh, the deceased was a low-caste Hindu girl whose body
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“I am Generation Equality: Realizing Women’s Rights” By Shujauddin Qureshi Aurat Azadi March is observed in Pakistan every year. The world is observing International Women’s Day on March 8 to recognize the importance of gender equality in every sphere of life. This year (2020) is important as the United Nations is also observing the silver
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— Another case of misuse of Blasphemy laws A social media post invited my attention the other day in which a video clip showed that some religious zealots were dismantling a village signboard of Sindhi Sufi singer Manjhi Faqeer near Shahpur Chakar in Sanghar district. Mostly young protesters were also raising religious slogans. It was
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By Shujauddin Qureshi It was a shock for me when I read a post by my friend Afia Salam on Facebook this morning about the closure of the monthly news magazine Newsline. She quoted the editor of the magazine, Rehana Hakeem, saying, “Just to let all the wonderful and supportive people who were part of
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By Shujauddin Qureshi This year’s long spell of monsoon rains and the use of traditional seeds and technology have resulted in a decline in cotton production in Pakistan. Estimates by the Cotton Crop Assessment Committee (CCAC) have cut the target by about 33 per cent, to 10.2 million bales of raw cotton against the earlier
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