English | اردو In a relentless pursuit of growth and development, the Pakistani state has ignored colonial-era strategies—that took natural risks, like monsoon floods, into consideration. The Indus River is unique in more ways than one. If we ignore this, we do so at our own peril. In the last three decades, or more, the Pakistani...
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English | اردو From political parties and the government to the army and Islamist groups, everyone has tried to score political points on tragedy. I visited Punjab’s Rajanpur and Dera Ghazi Khan districts with Rana Farooq, the Federal Minister for Climate Change, and his official flood relief delegation this September. Both districts were badly hit by...
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Tanqeed sat down with Mir Changaiz Khan Jamali, Federal Minister for Science and Technology in the ruling Pakistan People’s Party government and the MNA for Jaffarabad and Naseerabad (also known as the NA-266 seat) in Balochistan—one of the hardest-hit areas this summer. We wanted to get his take on the aftermath of this summer’s...
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Tanqeed spent one week traveling in southern Punjab’s Dera Ghazi Khan and Rajanpur districts. South Punjab has been hit by the floods 3 years in a row. Take a look at what we brought back. Click on the pictures to read more.
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Editors Introduction | a conversations series Two weeks ago, the New York Times asked six writers to comment on what Pakistan and its allies can do to stop the Taliban and support women’s rights. In the wake of the Tehreek-e-Taliban’s (TTP) attack on 14-year-old Malala Yousafzai, the question was timely. Titled, “Supporting Pakistanis, Stopping the Taliban,”...
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Pakistan and the world needs to change its approach to secure women rights. What happened to Malala Yousafzai was a horrific act that shows that the Taliban will not hesitate to use terror as a weapon to create fear amongst the population. While the world has the option to choose its stories, we, in...
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Critics are exploiting Malala’s attack either to prove a point about drones or to “prove” Muslim barbarity. Many analysts and critics across a spectrum are exploiting Malala’s attack to justify their own political ambitions whether it’s a position on drones or a moment to allegedly prove the barbarity of the Muslim world. Those who...
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