Posted in Contributions on June 24, 2008 | 9 Comments »
Kamil Hamid, a student from Islamabad, passed on a contribution piece to CHUP by Nabiha Meher Shaikh, a graduate from York University, where she majored in women’s studies. Below, Nabiha delves into a discussion about the subcontinent’s hijra community, known as “the third gender,” [the full article was originally posted on Nabiha's blog, I am [...]
Posted in Contributions on June 11, 2008 | 18 Comments »
Yesterday, CHUP highlighted an interesting development - that militants in the NWFP were finally allowing a polio vaccination campaign to take place. This is significant given the militants’ resistance to such programs in the past. As a result, vaccination teams were often beaten or kidnapped in this region. Our contributor, Jehan Riar, a medical [...]
Posted in Backgrounders, Contributions, tagged Economy on April 23, 2008 | 5 Comments »
There has been increasing concern growing over the global food crisis, which has affected numerous countries across the world, including Pakistan. This week’s Economist cover story [see attached image] noted, “For the first time in 30 years, food protests are erupting in many places at once.” Our contributor, Abida Mukhtar, a consultant based in Lahore, [...]
Posted in Contributions, tagged Economy, Textiles on April 17, 2008 | 10 Comments »
There are currently a multitude of major issues facing Pakistan. Of these issues, the economic crises are perhaps the most palpable to the average Pakistani. Below, Abida Mukhtar, a consultant currently based in Lahore, Pakistan, discusses the current problems with the Pakistani textile industry:
The Pakistan textile industry contributes more than 60 percent to the country’s [...]
Posted in Contributions, tagged Elections on February 19, 2008 | 3 Comments »
The federal parliamentary election results, which are still being counted, dealt a significant blow to the Musharraf regime, since most of the cabinet members serving in the PML-Q pre-emergency government lost their contested seats. If the results continue to pan out as expected, then we will have a PPP-led coalition government with the PML-N. Therefore, [...]
Posted in Contributions on January 19, 2008 | No Comments »
Note: CHUP! does not officially endorse any political candidate in Pakistan - we instead serve as a platform for young Pakistanis to voice their opinion, and balance these commentaries with factual news briefs and analyses. With the elections [hopefully] approaching, one of our contributors discusses his support for Aitzaz Ahsan:
Pakistan has often been criticized for [...]
Posted in Contributions on January 17, 2008 | No Comments »
Below is the first contributed post by one of my closest friends from home, Omar, who wrote a brilliant and very personal article on the aftermath of the Pakistan earthquake in 2005. I’d also like to emphasize and call attention to the NGO mentioned in the piece - H.A.N.D.S, an organization that aims to change [...]
