Tahira Abdullah
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The writer is a development practitioner, researcher, human rights defender, peace activist and humanitarian volunteer.
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Poverty and Women
Women’s work is not just denied by their spouses, fathers, brothers, sons, along with extended natal and marital family members – but shockingly, also by successive civilian and military dispensations over the past 75 years
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To March or Not to March
Marching on 8th March for women’s rights has been a global annual occurrence for 166 years; in Pakistan for 75 years; and in the...
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A Femicide Epidemic?
As the number and frequency of violent sexual crimes against women register a steep rise, successive governments, the justice system and society in general fail to address the issue
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Unlocking the Mission: Washington’s Wishlist for its Pakistan Envoy
The US mission in Pakistan has been mandated with...
SPAR6C: Powering Pakistan & the World for Climate Action, Green Growth
The program selects four countries -- Colombia, Pakistan, Thailand, and Zambia -- each at different stages of institutional capacity, climate change mitigation strategy development, and NDC progress tracking.
Israel’s Existential Anxiety & Quest for Peace
In the tumultuous landscape of the Middle East, the...
The Corporate Assault on Pakistan’s Small Dairies.
The dairy sector stands as a pivotal sub-sector within...