Javeria Khan

Ghost Employees

The Sindh government has stopped the salaries of almost 1,400 absent teachers, and other employees in the education department. Such employees are referred to as ghost employees – a euphemism for the absentees. The issue is chronic in the province’s education department, in particular. According to the District Education Performance…
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Two Schools Reopen After 13 Years

After 13 years, two schools in the remote villages of Bedok and Sarzay district of Chagai have re-opened with the support and efforts of Reko Diq  Mining Company (RDMC) a joint venture between Barrick and the Governments of Balochistan and Pakistan. This initiative is a part of RMDC’s commitment to…
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Women, Two Children Stabbed

KARACHI: A woman and her two children were severely injured allegedly by her husband’s relative with a sharp object at their home in Orangi Town. Per police sources, Shahrukh had a fight with his maternal cousin Sameer and he was a suspect in the case. Following the incident, local residents…
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Women, Her Kids Poisoned To Death

PESHAWAR: The bodies of a woman and her two children have been found in the Zaryab Colony area of Peshawar. It is suspected that all three were poisoned. The police have transferred the bodies to the morgue for a postmortem examination and have begun searching for the husband to determine…
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Rape Victims Abandoned On The Doors Of Justice

KARACHI: What was she wearing? What did she say? Why was she outside the house? These are just a few of the seemingly innocent questions debated by the flagbearers of morality in the aftermath of nearly every other rape case. Amidst such shameless victim blaming, for a survivor of sexual…
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Schools In Ruins Post Privitisation

RAWALPINDI: The ill effects of privatising government schools in the face of massive protests have started manifesting. A stark example is the Government Primary School in Omanga village, Gujjar Khan Tehsil, Rawalpindi district, which was handed over to the Government Primary School Education Foundation in 2016. The institution was discreetly…
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Security Guard Shoots 7-year-old Boy At Lahore Farmhouse

The FIR states that the 7-year-old boy went to the farmhouse to drink water while playing cricket. A child who went to drink water at a farmhouse was shot dead by a security guard. As reported by Express News, the police stated that the shooting incident took place in the…
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In The Shadow Of Injustice: Rape Culture and Protests

Govt insists no rape occurred at a Lahore college but the protests in response are fueled by years of injustice Karachi/Lahore: In a country where popular political leaders have publicly passed judgements on the character and veracity of rape victims, perhaps it is no surprise that sexual violence against women…
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Section 144 In Punjab as Student Protests Spiral

LAHORE: The Punjab government closed all education institutions, including public and private sector institutions on Friday (today), after student protests that started in Lahore earlier this week against the alleged rape of a student spread to other cities and towns of the province on October 17. According to an official…
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Karachi’s Youth Cut Off From Playgrounds

Despite hundreds of sports arenas available across city, the majority are accessible only to the fee-paying elite KARACHI: “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.” The following adage is often used to highlight the importance of physical activity and recreation for the overall growth and well-being of…
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