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A woman is not an object. She is not something; she is someone. You treat a woman with respect. She is not your toy. She doesn’t owe you anything just cause you are a man. When she comes to you for comfort, you listen to her; you don’t make a move on her. Grow up and start treating women how …

The traditional dress of the Chitrali people is the Showqha, a loose woolen robe analogous to the Tibetan chuba (A chuba is a long sheepskin coat made of thick wool worn by many of the nomadic peoples of high altitude in the cold mountains). Amongst the nobility central Asian chapan (a coat worn over clothes, usually during the cold winter …

I often used to take a stroll in the evening time. Once, at 7:00 pm, I went out of my hostel for that routine. Instead of trousers at that time, I had worn shorts. The walk was always around Peshawar university but before I get there I had to go through such an area where Pathans are inhabited. That day …

There are many public figures who have a fan following and they are well recognized and famed. They are supposed to be a social pioneer. They are the inspiration of many people and they are respected and have love from the public.  To my great surprise, on social media, I have noticed some of that, whom even I also like …

Ejaz Ullah is one of the young workers who come to Karachi from the far-flung mountainous region of the country, Chitral Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. He has been working, first as a dishwasher in a small hotel and then as a chips maker, street food, for the last five years. Like other fellows, Ejaz and his elder brother are living in a …

Introduction Matiltan is an extremely beautiful and picturesque valley with Its mesmerizing landscape and lofty mountains adorned with tall pine trees and is located at the extreme north of Kalam, district Swat. It is a paradise on earth. Here one finds oneself very close to the mother nature and can relish the pristine purity of existence. In the fine morning …

“History of all hitherto existing society is the history of class struggles” (Marx and Engels,1848). Karl Marx argues that, in a capitalist society, the main axis of conflict is between bourgeoisie and proletariat. He had predicted that this conflict will eventually lead to an inevitable revolution which enables the working class to have the dominant power in the society. Similarly, …

Suicide is a silent epidemic that ruins lives and devastates families and societies. Suicide means to take one’s own life, mostly we came across this disgusting situation in everyday life, recently a few weeks ago suicide cases happened. Why are these happening? Is suicide the only option to get rid of challenges? Of course, No, there are lots of so …

The System of education in most countries of the world is based on Grading. Students who are sharp in learning to show excellent results in grading and they are always appreciated by teachers and parents. Usually students have to work hard throughout the academics in order to show good results in exams. The question is that, does the hard work …

Anna Garlin Spencer, a well-known educator had said, “The essence of democracy is its assurance that every human being should so respect herself/himself and should be so respected in her/his own personality that s/he should have opportunity equal to that of every other human being to show what s/he was meant to become.” That means we, Pakistanis, have a long …