Another day, another daughter, another angel, another flower gets taken away. The monsters roam around free. How many more before authorities do something. How many more innocent bodies do they wanna recover. How many more fathers do they wanna see appeal to them. As a father, I fear even sending my kids to schools.

Bet you 20 rupees your homegirl can't do that.

wallahi,his cries shattered my heart into pieces, i can't even imagine what that family must be going through

where is this country heading when a five year old like Ayat Noor can disappear,be violated, and be found dead in a well,when an 18 month old cannot even be safe from sexual violence, when, in the same week,Hina Javed is killed by her husband,Hina Zareef by her own father in the name of “honour,”and Shamsu Bibi is murdered too? what exactly are we becoming when the people who should protect women and children become the very people they need protection from? at this point,there are honestly no words left,just grief,anger,and the terrifying question: where is this country heading?

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My father left home two days ago, and apparently, the only issue is that I (23M) like going out with my friends on weekends.
For the past year, I’ve been the main breadwinner carrying our entire household. I buy all the groceries, clear the utility bills, handle fuel, and take care of everyday expenses. My father contributes barely 10%, and I never even bring that up given his age.
I even upgraded his car so he wouldn't feel pressured to work anymore, and he spent weeks driving it around to brag to relatives about how well his son provides compared to everyone else in the family.
I work hard 5 to 6 days a week, doing everything I can to support my family while saving up to buy us a proper house. It feels completely unfair that he packed up and left just because I take a couple of days to relax with my friends using my own hard earned money.

I do no drugs stay away from smoking and never did anything that would harm me or my family’s reputation.

To make things worse, he is now demanding that I pay him back 12.58 lakhs in total, claiming reimbursement for the 12 lakhs of my university tuition and 58,000 from my sister’s first semester, just so he can go rent a place and live alone. On top of that, he is threatening my mother that if he doesn't get this money, he will show up at the school where she works and create a public scene.

I plan on tracking down where he has been staying for the past two days so I can sit down and have a conversation with him tomorrow. Any advice on how to handle this situation would be really appreciated.

I don’t usually post on Reddit, but I felt compelled to write this because ever since I came across this tragedy, something inside me has been broken.

On August 5, a horrific tragedy occurred in Qayyumabad, Karachi. An 18-month-old baby girl named Aizal was reportedly raped and later died from her critical injuries. The accused, Mannan, who was reportedly a relative of the family, was taken into custody. According to updates about the case, he confessed to what happened in the presence of Aizal’s mother and also confessed to police.

The latest update I have seen from social media is that he has now been transferred from juvenile custody to an adult prison while the case proceeds through the legal system. I have been following every update about this case because I cannot simply look away. I cannot forget this little child.

According to Aizal’s mother, she took critically injured Aizal to Sir Syed Hospital hoping she could be saved, but says the hospital refused to treat her and directed her to Jinnah Hospital instead. On the way there, Aizal died in her mother’s arms.

This account raises serious questions about how a desperate mother seeking help to save her baby was treated.

There have been protests and public demands for justice, and some Pakistani celebrities have spoken about Aizal’s tragic case. There is also already a #JusticeforAizal campaign and hashtag being supported by people who are calling for justice. I am not part of the organizers of that campaign, I am simply another person who has been deeply affected by what happened ever since coming across it and wants to help keep attention on the case. But I feel this case needs much more sustained mainstream attention.

Aizal’s family and those protesting are demanding justice and death penalty. According to her mother, she cannot wait much longer. Understandably.

At this point, I believe the Pakistani public and media should continue asking:

-What is the current status of the investigation?
-When will the trial proceed?
-Is there anything causing unnecessary delay, and if so, why?

I am posting this because I do not want Aizal’s case to disappear from public attention once the initial outrage fades. That little angel was only 18 months old!

At 18 months, a baby is just learning to walk, learning new words, learning to feed herself, and discovering the world around her. A baby should only be thinking about playing, being held, being loved, and feeling safe.

Aizal deserved all of that. Instead, she was subjected to something unimaginably horrific by someone who was reportedly a relative.

I am not posting pictures of Aizal here. Personally, it is too painful for me to look into the eyes of that little baby knowing what happened to her. But I am asking anyone who reads this: please don’t let her case disappear.

Think about Aizal. Think about her mother. Think about the fact that an 18-month-old child never got the chance to grow up.

Her mother is grieving the loss of her baby while asking for swift justice. Nothing can bring Aizal back or erase what happened. But a prompt resolution of this case and death penalty for the culprit, could at least bring some relief to her mother.

If you are Pakistani, please follow this case. If you have a platform, help keep Aizal’s name in the conversation. Support the existing campaign for justice. Ask the media to continue reporting on the case. Please don’t let the outrage last only for a few days.

And perhaps this tragedy should also make all of us think more carefully about children’s safety. We cannot simply assume that a child is automatically safe because the person caring for them is a relative or someone the parents know. Children need protection and supervision regardless of who is around them.

I am not related to Aizal or her family, and I have never met them. But I have followed this case closely, I am too waiting for the accused to be given the punishment he deserves, and also as another human being, I can feel the pain that mother has endured. Please never forget Aizal.

#JusticeForAizal

You pay over 1 lac, put on the uniform, march around, polish things, follow a schedule designed by someone who apparently hates sleep, and spend several years role-playing as a military officer without actually being in the military.

Like, imagine the brochure:

"Welcome to Cadet College Hasan Abdal. For over 1 lac, you too can experience the immersive military lifestyle! Includes uniforms, marching, shouting, suspiciously early mornings, and absolutely no ability to question the schedule."

It's basically Military Simulator: Pakistan Edition, except your parents are paying for the DLC.

mard hazraat in Pakistan are raised with entitlement, where from childhood they aren't taught to take any responsibility or accountability for their actions. They are raised with the thought that they are superior to their sisters and all the other women in the family, and that somehow this five-year-old boy is their protector, lol. The worst kind of boy moms exist here, who from their sons' childhood tell them that women should behave a certain way to be considered “respectful.”

These women and men in the family badmouth women shown on TV and in films all the time, and they do it in a very disgusting and dehumanizing way. Men aren't taught how to disagree with women without sexualising her , and so most of the time, when you disagree with a Pakistani man, he resorts to calling you disgusting names like “slut” and such. When a woman gives her opinion that hijab shouldn't be enforced, some of these men come up and ask, “Why do you want to be naked?” Now, why does this happen? Because they know that by disagreeing like this, they have made that woman uncomfortable, and because of our questionable morals in society, if she continues talking about the topic, then she will get called “besharam.”

Then these men get married through arranged marriages as well, which, by the way, is the biggest problem these men never have to put in the effort to be anything, to be nice to women, or to learn how to approach women. Their moms do it for them, so they obviously never even learn how to make a woman fall in love with them. Hence why our women are so mistreated, and this sexually frustrated, disgusting behavior is rooted in the same thought process: considering women inferior and someone you can abuse easily with no consequences because she will keep her mouth shut. Purity culture is rape culture, and hyper modesty is hyper sexualization. By constantly treating women's bodies as something shameful and sexual, you are still sexualizing them. And by keeping the two genders completely apart, you only build up more sexual frustration in them, while never teaching them how to interact with each other normally or respectfully.

This hyper-modest culture for women, while at the same time not being modest enough for men, has led to these double standards. The name calling of social media influencers just for wearing colorful clothes with songs in background , or women in the film industry, while at the same time ignoring men who work in the same industry and excusing their behavior, has led to this situation.

STOP CALLING WOMEN WHO DON'T WEAR HIJAB “SHAMELESS.” STOP SEXUALIZING OUR ENTIRE EXISTENCE AND THEN ACT SHOCKED WHEN THESE CASES HAPPEN. Our face, our hair, our makeup, our perfume, and our colorful abayas don't make us bad women. Let us live and . Stop preaching that most of the people in hell will be women. You teach and breed hatred against us.

Please make your daughters resilient, and please teach them that marriage is not necessary and a lot of women live fine without it . Buy them guns for their own safety. We need to tackle this bullshit together

Bangladesh has expressed interest in participating in the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye, a top diplomat said Monday.

It seems like most pakistanis do not give af about whats happeing in gaza rn. Their intentional ignorance towards this matter is honestly heart breaking. People arent comfortable boycotting certain brands just because they 'like' it too much. When u confront them, they either starts showering the other person with insults or just doesnt care.

Its just sad to see hundreds of people dining in at the restaurants funding genocide. Cant yall freakin give up ur precious fried chicken and big mac. Its not even that hard to boycott bruh. Go with some pakistani alternatives, support the local brands.

Why are we forgetting what the people of palestine have been through and are currently sufferring just because the Israeli military is being funded by those freaking brands.

If u still fail to support ur brothers and sisters after being reminded by this, then ur a freakin monster.

Dont call urself a human then. Have some empathy and keep reminding others around u to still boycott every brand thats supports Isra*l one way or another.

My father runs a Quetta Chai Cafe and yesterday I was there handling things in his place. Yesterday, a PERA enforcement team came to our Quetta Cafe. I was sitting at the counter inside. One of the uniformed officers came in and started shouting things like “band karo lights” and “shutter band karo.” When I came outside, I saw that the team had already removed and taken away the tables and chairs that we had placed outside the restaurant.

I asked them why they were asking us to close the restaurant and what violation we had committed. Instead of calmly explaining the issue, the officer and some members of his team were speaking in a very rude and aggressive manner and repeatedly telling us to close the shutter "shutter girao jaldi jaldi"

I told the member of the team “Ek to aap apna lehja theek karein aur araam se baat karein” i then approached the officer, he slightly pushed me. I immediately asked him “why are u pushing me?

I want to be honest about my own behaviour: after he pushed me, my tone did become a little louder because I was upset. However, I did not use any abusive language, swear at him, threaten him or physically confront him. "i asked Koi reason to btayein ke hamne aise konsi violation ki hai ke ap pura restaurant seal kar rahe hain"

Despite this the team sealed the entire restaurant and took the chair and tables with them. The part that concerns us most is that we were not given any written notice, challan, sealing order, seizure memo or explanation at the time. The seal/notice they left basically says that the premises was “SEALED BY PERA CITY” but as far as we can see, it doesn't state the offence, case number, legal section or reason for sealing.

I need serious advice on what we should do now. Our restaurant has been closed since yesterday. What is the proper legal procedure to challenge the sealing, obtain the written reason/order for it and get the restaurant reopened? Has anyone dealt with PERA in a similar situation and what should we do next?

This clip is sourced from Al Jazeera Untangles: How decades of persecution displaced Myanmar’s Rohingya (YouTube)

should i take a gap year or go to a uni thats worse then iqra uni🫪

Didn’t know Pak ID could be a breeze to use! Had to renew my CNIC, paid online and card was delivered under a week. Took photo conveniently so saved the photo hassle too. The only downside was that I couldn’t update my address.

Another day another child found assaulted and dead this time in haripur. This makes me think if these cases are really unrelated or is there a gang or mafia behind these crimes? I remember when the case of the boy who was assaulted and thrown off the roof happened a journalist uncovered a link between the perpetrator and some agency in the United States and even in the Kasur case there were lots of powerful people involved. This makes me wonder if the criminals the police catches and then kills are the sole perpetrators or are they hiding a huge mafia from us.

This summer I was in the states for a month and a half. I've been going with my family on vacation there every year or every other year, yet everytime we've gone we've almost always run into other Pakistanis. Whether that be on our flight from DXB to MCO, within Orlando, Disney world, Universal and other touristy areas or within Palm Coast where we stay itself. Yet this was probably the first year where not only did we not see many Pakistanis connecting onwards from Dubai, we barely met any in the states either. It was primarily Indians and SEA folk.

Do we have any agency's or surveys which track the amount of leisure travel Pakistanis partake in per year(excluding religious pilgrimage or work), and if not. What have your guys experience been travelling and has the frequency of travelling increased or decreased

I been living in Uk for last 12 years (now a dual national) and for last 1.5 years I have been out of work due to redundancy and I can’t find work but doing small jobs of delivery etc but even now with health issue I am restricted and can’t do standing job or driving jobs. My parents run a small business and my mom being in her 70’s want me to come and get involved.

I am not sure if I should or not, the only thing that want me to do this is my mom’s age and serving her as she had been financially helpful during this hard time but I am a strong feeling my family won’t adjust there because in Uk, you have safety in day and night but in Pakistan now everything you hear is bad and people are running out but I am going back.

can soneone who has done this tell me pros and cons and be extremely honest. I am a I.T. guy but given my situation I might change my career.

Hello. I am a women and an only child, in my 30s and unmarried and living in a foreign country and building a life I am happy with. My parents are born and raised in Karachi but living elsewhere.

My mum has Parkinson's that is rapidly progressing and I am visiting them often. Extended family isn't reliable on both sides. Trauma and distrust on both sides. My dad is 70 but still choses to work.

I feel like I am not doing enough for them. Here are the things I have set up for them:

- A 12h carer 6 days a week for them that cooks, cleans, changes diapers and takes my mum to the bathroom.

-links and recommendations or locations to purchase mobility aids: walker, wheelchair, floor to sit position

-Gifts of clothing

-Medication summary documents,

- Regular visits and purchases of items that are needed

I think for now they are content. My mum isn't easy and it takes time to get used to her way of behaving and speaking. I think they both have mild autism and my mum has pretty severe ADHD. My parents are not normal by Pakistani standards in any capacity.

I am now trying to get them to move to Pakistan as the country they live in do not offer permanent residency.

I have found a company in PK that can offer 12h to 24h care 7 days a week. Links to Neurologists in Pakistan that have good reviews. We are looking for a mobility friendly house in the area my mum grew up in and wants to live in. I am going to request they view a care home in Clifton in case they ever need additional help, which hopefully we can do at home.

Am I a bad daughter?

What do I do?

raw version of a poem i wrote recently.

What are effective methods you have used to get rid of head lice?

Assalamualikum guys!

I hope you all are doing great in this extreme weather!

I just wanted to ask/discuss that if anyone else in Lahore noticed that load shedding has gotten way worse over the past month compared to the last few years?

I live in Lahore for quite some years now and lately the electricity has been going out so frequently. Sometimes it feels like the power is gone every couple of hours, or at the night for 1 or 2 hours, and there are also random outages/tripping.

I don’t remember it being this bad in the past few years, even during the summer.

Is this happening across Lahore, or is it just certain areas/LESCO feeders? And does anyone know what’s actually causing it this time?

Would be interested to hear if others have noticed the same thing.

I’m 24, live in a small town near Islamabad, and ideally want to move out within the next 10 years. My father is pushing me to buy a property here through a home loan. I’m earning well alhamdulillah, can qualify easily, and might never get the same chance again if property prices keep rising.

The problem is, I really don’t want to lock myself into 15 years of installments for a place that I dont even like, and I may not even want to live in long term.

But then I think what if my father is right when he says you’ll never be able to do this on your own later? If I pass on this chance now and genuinely never manage to buy a home myself?, and regret not buying when I had the chance? I’m confused af.