By Sajda Mughal

Plans by the government to criminalise forced marriage in the UK will put women and girls at even greater risk of violence. Forced marriages can only be tackled from within and by the community, with sufficient resources to support this work, says Sajda Mughal.

By Dawn 

The Samuel Johnson quote ‘Agriculture not only gives riches to a nation, but the only riches she can call her own,’ has special significance for Pakistan. Agriculture constitutes the single largest sector of Pakistan’s economy accounting for 22 percent of GDP. It’s a source of raw material for other industries (agro-based products contributing 75% of our total export earnings) and employs nearly half of the total labor force.

By Taher Khan

When someone says, “Pakistan is a strong nation” they are normally talking about all the wrong things. Pakistan’s strength is not its army, its bombs, the value of the resources beneath its soil, or even the talent of its people. Pakistan’s greatest strength is the idea that lies behind it.

By Alex Hearn

With the attention of the world focused on the extraordinary scenes in Tahrir square, we must not forget that the Arab Spring is more than just one country. Syria faces renewed international pressure today, as the Arab League joins the EU in calling for an immediate end to the Government’s bloody crackdown.