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The Colorful Mil vs Dil Relationship in Pakistani Society

Posted on November 10, 2009
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Irum Sarfaraz
What is a discussion on contemporary Pakistani society without a discussion on the relationship of mother in laws and daughters in laws. Though this unique relationship is a bitter fruit in all cultures across the globe; regardless of race, class and ethnicity; in few other places it is as prominent as it is in [...]

Juvenile Delinquency in Pakistan

Posted on May 28, 2008
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Irum Sarfaraz
The state of juvenile delinquency in Pakistan is reaching epic proportion with neither the law nor other people associated with it willing to understand the continual and serious dangers being rendered to the health, social and moral development of these children and society.
The majority of these delinquents are ‘street children’ who are increasing rapidly [...]

Pakistan’s Brain Drain: Do We Not Know or Do We Not Care?

Posted on April 2, 2008
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Irum Sarfaraz
The term brain drain was coined by the spokesmen of the Royal Society of London to describe the outflow of scientists and technologists to the United States and Canada in the early 1950s. Since then the term has become synonymous with human capital or the migration of highly educated individuals from the developing, [...]

The Menace of Dowry

Posted on March 6, 2008
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Irum Sarfaraz
Among the many things that need to be revamped in the mainstream Pakistani society dowry would probably be one of the major ones. Sure no harm in giving the bride gifts on her wedding for her home and personal use but with the growing number of girls start staying unmarried simply because the parents [...]

How to Take Care of Pakistan’s Mentally Ill

Posted on February 6, 2008
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Irum Sarfaraz
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If one was to analyze the worst of all afflictions of the Pakistani society, then mental illnesses and the stigmas attached to it would, in all probability, top the list.
Perhaps not so much for the actual damage they render to [...]

Martial Law Least of Pakistan’s Worries

Posted on November 12, 2007
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Guest Post By Irum Sarfaraz

If the current situation in Pakistan is a source of concern for the rest of the world in the sense that it is increasing the already existing instability of the country, chances are it is less so for the 165 million in the country. For Pakistanis the current martial law translates [...]