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Hassan Hakeem
Hassan Hakeem

  • January 09, 2026

    Offshore riches, onshore realities

    The representational image shows the TransOcean Barents drilling rig, at...

  • May 08, 2025

    The donor has left the room

    Between 2010 and 2020, Pakistan received approximately $2.5 billion in USAID funding, covering healthcare

  • April 08, 2024

    Missing women

    Limited presence of women in cabinet reflects a broader issue of gender underrepresentation and overall commitment to gender equality in country’s political landscape

  • March 18, 2024

    A gateway to rights

    A CNIC serves not only as a vital document for identification but also as a key to unlocking social benefits

  • October 20, 2023

    Are caretaker setups needed?

    Understandably, caretaker govt is mandated to oversee smooth transition of power through free, fair and peaceful conduct of elections

  • July 04, 2023

    The gender factor in elections

    As the country prepares for the upcoming elections, and political parties...

  • April 14, 2023

    Imperial feminism

    As the world celebrated International Women’s Day in March, it was also...

  • May 24, 2022

    Misogyny in politics

    In the backdrop of growing political unrest last month, on April 8, the...

  • April 09, 2022

    Political toll on women

    With the ongoing political developments, constitutional crisis, and...

  • March 10, 2022

    Women and politics

    As the world celebrated International Women’s Day on Tuesday ,...

  • September 22, 2021

    Women in social cohesion

    The World Economic Forum's Global Gender Index 2021 ranks Pakistan at 153...

  • June 06, 2021

    Forced to marry

    Recent months have seen a spike in the reporting of forced religious...

  • March 02, 2021

    Aid for politics

    The United States Congress recently passed the omnibus spending bill for...

  • December 07, 2020

    Women in politics

    Governments, civil society and rights advocacy groups around the world...

  • August 20, 2020

    Covid-19 and gender

    The Covid-19 pandemic has wide exposed structural inequalities in the...

  • July 05, 2020

    Reimagining education

    In the federal budget for 2020-21, the government earmarked Rs83.363...

  • June 11, 2020

    Hybrid federalism

    In popular Arab literature, ‘Al Irhab wal Kabab’ is considered...

  • May 19, 2020

    Protecting future generations

    The writer is a development specialist with expertise in parliamentary...