CIIP – COURAGE DISGUISED BEHIND the VEIL

Aziz Mai wife of Shafi Muhammad lives in Basti Sakhwali, Tehsil Kotaddu, and District Muzafargarh. Aziz Mai has five daughters and four sons. She is married since twenty eight years. She was living happily with her family , since she came to know her husband is suffering from Blood Cancer . Clouds of sorrows covered […]

Inclusion of women’s empowerment topics in curriculum demanded

Our correspondent Saturday, November 08, 2014 From Print Edition Islamabad Speakers emphasised on rethinking and revision of curriculum, especially in Pakistan Studies and Islamic Studies, and inclusion of topics related to socio-economic development and women’s empowerment in Pakistan. The demand came forward at a dialogue ‘Pakistan Millennium Development Goals Status and Post-2015 Development Framework’ jointly […]

Hudood Qawaneen Naqais-O-Tabsara

Hudood Qawaneen Naqais-O-Tabsara

Hudood Qawaneen, Naqais-o-Tabsira: (Hudood laws, flaws and discussion) is an Urdu publication. The topic focused in this 12 page booklet is very sensitive to be discussed, especially where people have no information about human rights, and very limited knowledge of religion, that comes out from a Mullah who is usually an illiterate or semi literate […]

Maqami Hakumaton kay Awami Tarqiyati Iqdamat ka Estehkam

Maqami Hakumaton kay Awami Tarqiyati Iqdamat ka Estehkam

Over the period of last four years it was observed that the system itself provides the space to the common people but the implementers lack the political will as will as capacity. For example Citizen Community Boards were introduced to ensure the community participation but the process and procedures for the registration of CCBs was […]

The Socio-Economic and Political Situation of PATin Southern Punjab

The Socioeconomic and political Situation of PATA in Southern Punjab

While the world is moving towards a global economy in which the local economic and industrial Infrastructure is under threat on the one hand for its integration with the global set up while on the other hand the consumption of local human and material resources has been affected and has caused unemployment and poverty conditions […]

Punjab ka Ilaqa-e-Ghair

Punjab ka Ilaqa-e-Ghair

This study was conducted by AWAZCDS-Pakistan to understand the socio-economic and political situation of PATareas in southern districts of D G Khan and Rajan Pur in the Punjab Province of Pakistan. The study was initially conducted in 2005 and it was published in English. I hope your organization has received the copy of that […]

Justice Beyond Legalities

Justice Beyond Legalities

Research Study on Extent and Dynamic of Punchayat System and its Impact on Marginalized Communities in Southern Punjab People in rural communities of Pakistan experience a locally available, non-formal way of justice system, which is called Punchayat / Jirga. It is considered as economical source of acquiring justice. There is no membership criterion for joining […]