Hadia Altaf

  The phrase ‘ digital revolution ’ implies the infusion of technology into different aspects of life. To put it simply, by the ‘ digital revolution in Pakistan ’ or ‘ digitalization of Pakistan ’ , we mean ‘ a commonplace use of technology in day-to-day affairs by all and sundry in Pakistan ’ .   The subject of ‘ digital Pakistan ’ became the talk of the town when the PTI government had embarked on the journey of digitalizing Pakistan under ‘ Digital Pakistan Vision ’ in December 2019. All the segments of the country have shown great enthusiasm over the initiative. The governments in the past never took any practical steps to digitalize Pakistan. However, the present government seems to be very clear in its vision and have an understanding of the hidden potentials associated with the full-scale infusion of technology in the country.   Developing world is moving rapidly towards digital revolution in almost every field of life. With the advancement in computing power, mobi...

AURAT MARCH, 2021 AGENDA: The much-awaited Aurat March is all set to take place on Monday, March 8, 2021, across Pakistan. The mission of the Aurat March is to unite women, trans, and nonbinary people for the cause of gender justice and bring about collective social change based on the principles of inclusion, dignity, freedom, and equality. The cities of Karachi, Islamabad, Multan and Lahore have come up with various kinds of agenda which aims at justice, education,  health facilities and many more positive developmental projects for women. The Paradox: According to my views, the actions and demands of the Aurat March are paradoxical to a greater extent. At one side, they aim at establishment of logical and peaceful society but when it comes to practicality, most of them turn their faces away from logic and reason_ in short they ignore those issues which need to be addressed rather they focus on minor and unimportant things. The aim of women empowerment through education fades awa...