Ayesha Zahid

The emerging trend of fake spiritual healers in the country As she walks towards the graveyard, crushing her dignity under her feet, she looks at the surroundings with despair. With a throbbing heart and perspiration on her forehead, she fights with her veil. She could have walked easily if she did not intend to hide from the surroundings at the same time, a bright student and a devoted working woman. She was a girl with thousands of ambitions. The only ‘sin’ she committed was of being unmarried in the society that still finds a 25 years old girl a burden. She is being taken to a pir baba (saint) that will end up all the black magic and curse that has become an obstacle in her marriage. Afterwards the humiliating story of getting an offer to commit a sin if she is to get married is something that this society is still not willing to listen as they find it shameful. Ironically, where mention of such things is embarrassing to them, they seem to be very less concerned of such happen...

The issue doesn't lie in the fact of introducing Islamic values rather it lies in demeaning the actual essence of Islam and politicising the religion for personal ends 23 Shares Ayesha Zahid JULY 29, 2018 Jinnah told us to follow the principles of unity, faith and discipline — but Pakistan prioritises faith above else. Where does the word Islam fit into the Islamic Republic of Pakistan? Why do we feel the need to debate this concept all over again? Why does the word ‘Islamic’ needs to be even discussed? The answer lies in the Articles 295, 62 and 63 of the Constitution. The answer lies in Zia’s regime. The answer lies in former Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP)’s minister Naseer Ullah Babar calling the Taliban “our children”, and it lies in the Sharia Bill — also known as the 15th Amendment which allowed Nawaz Sharif to declare himself Amir-ul-Momineen. In fact, the answer lies in all the affairs of the state where Islam had been, and has been ...