Jauhar Ismail On the eve of Pakistan’s 63rd independence day, President Asif Ali Zardari announced major reforms in the political, administrative and judicial make up of the Federally Administrated Tribal Areas (FATA) – a combination of seven semi-autonomous tribal agencies bordering Afghanistan. It should be noted that as per the constitution of Pakistan, FATA is […]

Adil Najam Tomorrow we will all celebrate Pakistan’s Independence Day – Yom e Azadi. Today, let us take a moment to think about just what ‘independence’ – Azadi – means. Azadi – independecne – is not a destination, it is a journey. It is not something that we ‘achieved’ on August 14, 1947. It is […]

Beena Sarwar She is not the grave-visiting sort. A white-haired dynamo with luminous eyes, she pioneered teacher training and teaching English in Pakistan (as a second language in large classrooms with limited resources). The activism inculcated in her native Pratapgarh in UP, India, remained with her after the migration to Pakistan in the late 1950s, […]