Issue
April 1, 2019
IN December 2016, I had filed a constitutional petition in the Supreme Court of Pakistan, praying for the appointment of a commission to probe whether people […]
April 1, 2019
LAST month, the tragic death of six workers at an under-construction site in Karachi raised alarm bells about the prevalence of inhumane labour practices in the […]
April 2, 2019
CAA and minimum wages As members of “Citizens for Equal Rights”, we deeply appreciate the positive and early response of the CAA in raising the salaries […]
April 2, 2019
Our dependency syndrome In 2016, a Chinese company was awarded a contract for garbage collection in the districts South and East of Karachi at the rate […]
April 2, 2019
Our militant elite As members of “Citizens for Equal Rights”, we advocate respect, dignity, protection and equal rights for all citizens, regardless of their economic or […]
April 6, 2019
On that fateful day of September 11, 2012, over 1000 workers joined their duty at Karachi’s Baldia garment factory – most for the last time in […]
April 6, 2019
Between death and starvation Naeem Sadiq The News 15 Sept 2012 People do not go to work to be blown into smithereens by ill-maintained boilers or […]
April 6, 2019
‘Bhuladia’ Factory Fire – What really failed? Naeem Sadiq The News, 29 Jan 2013 ‘Bhuladia’ is not the name of a factory. It is a sickness […]
April 6, 2019
The right to safety at work Naeem Sadiq Express Tribune, Jan 4, 2017 http://tribune.com.pk/story/1283446/right-safety-work/ On October 17, 2000 a London-to-Leeds express train derailed south of Hatfield […]
April 7, 2019
Prof. Dr. Aisha Mehnaz In his very first address to the nation, Prime Minister Imran Khan talked about the issue of children’s rights, abuse and neglect. […]
April 10, 2019
Militants and extremists are of two kinds. Those who don turbans and brandish Kalashnikovs and those often termed as the elite, the powerful and the influential […]
April 12, 2019
Why the NAP may keep napping. On March 28, 2019, the government, perhaps for the nth time, declared its unshaken resolve and its foremost priority to […]
April 21, 2019
On modern day freight forwarders If Sajjad Hyder Yildirim had been alive today, he would have certainly included the modern day “freight forwarders” in his famous article, […]
May 1, 2019
Protecting the weak and the vulnerable Is there a relationship between the way a society treats its animals and the attitude it shows towards its […]