Progressive Souls

  Let’s start with paying heartfelt gratitude, respect, and honor to all the women in this country. Mothers who have raised all of us, sisters who taught us what endless love is, daughters who complete every family, wives who bring harmony in every household, and then all-female relatives and friends. The pain you are going through right now is understandable, however, the confusion among your ranks is extremely disturbing. Disorientation in your game plan and your herd mentality is adding fuel to fire. Recent events in our society have triggered a debate, where frustration and anger can be seen in every other hashtag or Instagram post. Prevailing hatred and negativity have overshadowed all relationships, and now the gap between the genders has widened even further. Analyzing the situation we can find multiple layered confusion, irrational sweeping statements, and no solid argument to back it up with. Social media exploitation, hashtags such as #NOTALLMEN # ROTICANWAIT #BREAKALEG a...

  Not long ago, a 10-year-old girl “Farishtey” was raped and murdered in the suburbs of Islamabad. People were deeply affected by the incident, and a major part of the society contributed to the protests supporting the cause. Similarly, a few years ago, people responded to the lynching incident in Sialkot, and the story goes on. Every time something brutal, or inhuman happened in Pakistan, the society came out, not together, in different groups. As a result, the majority of the protestors even today, would not know what happened in all those cases afterward. Fighting for any issue is just like a war. Scattered warriors with different directions would never bring you good results. The social division in our country is so wide and deep-rooted, that it affects everything around us. Our narratives are usually not related to the cause itself; they are targeted at our agendas. During the course of the fight, we often forget the triggering point and take the struggle to a different batt...