Money Can’t Buy Everything….
December 14, 2019There is a romanticized ideal of life abroad. It’s one where every day is full of new friends, carefree afternoons and spontaneous weekend trips. Life abroad seems like constant a fairy-tale land where expats clink glasses in honor of avoiding ‘the real world’ while basking in their new-found utopia. While this does happen, it isn’t always like this. It’s great that you’re living your dream and are choosing the life (you think) you want, but really, you’re not making anyone happy but yourself. If you’re blessed with amazing family and friends, they will do anything to hide their true feelings…
Skitten Snø
Skitten snø (Tainted) the Tv series is based on a book by Mahmona Khan and was telecasted on NRK channel. Skitten snø is a story of strong friendship, burning hatred, revenge and horror. The action takes place…
To be a Women
The life of a woman in Pakistan may be subjected to many challenges, yet it may also provide her an opportunity to shine up and overcome obstacles.
The issue of Unemployment
The great recession may be over, but this era of high joblessness is probably just beginning. Unemployment is a crucial problem because when unemployment is high people’s incomes decrease. Now the focus will be on the situation…
The Women in the Village
In the developing world, the menace of poverty is deep routed, especially in the rural areas while Pakistan is no exception to it. Therefore the United Nations identified the rural women as a catalyst for change if the objective of eradicating poverty is to be attained. Invisible and industrious, neglected and under nourished. She…
Educating our Daughters
Pakistan has one of the lowest literacy rates in the world. More than 40 percent of girls — two out of every five — never enroll in school. The situation is especially alarming in rural areas due…
Eradicating polio
Pakistan is one of the few countries in the world where polio remains endemic. The lack of proper governance and accountability, together with local groups opposing vaccination, are jeopardising efforts to rid the country of this disease.…
Female juvenile offenders
While male prisoners in Pakistan also suffer, the female prisoners’ plight is truly worrying. Like male offenders, the majority of female offenders are poor. However, women enter the criminal justice system with a host of unique medical,…
Child labor versus education
PAKISTAN has recently passed laws that greatly limit child labor and indentured servitude, but those laws are universally ignored. Some 11 million children, aged four to 14, keep the country’s factories operating, often working in brutal and…
Of homeless children
MILLIONS of children remain homeless without care and protection. Simply passing a law is, therefore, not enough: it must be backed by an ongoing educational and awareness-raising initiative, capacity building, sufficient resources and collaborative partnerships, including children…
Millions displaced after floods
ONE year after the worst flooding disaster in the history of the region, more floods triggered by heavy rains have devastated parts of Southern Pakistan. Millions of people have been displaced after losing their homes in this…
