Of a trade in flesh: Victims of human trafficking in Pakistan
From the Blog pakteahouse *Author: Adan Abid* [image: Image via Express Tribune] Image via Express Tribune Within a globaville that prides itself on the ease and efficiency with which international trade is conducted along a global chain of production and supply, there exists a less prosperous side to commerce. In the dark corners of economy human trafficking still thrives as a rampant transborder phenomenon. Even in this day and age, with its lofty claims to protect fundamental human rights, this hideous form of organised crime has managed to challenge our very credibility as a civilization. Beyond the illegal trade in arms and drugs, here at the lowest ebb of humanity individual bodies are sold and bought at statistics that alarm and disgust at once. According to U.N Secretary Ban Ki-moon, addressingpakistanblogs.blogspot.comRead Full Post
The Evolution of Fawad Khan
From the Blog sonyarehman *By Sonya Rehman* In the news recently for walking out of *Battle for Bittora* and then bagging Vogue’s Most Beautiful Male award in Mumbai, the charming, debonair actor, with his self-assured smile that makes many a heart flutter, has come a long way. In 2007, after interviewing him immediately after his debut in the Pakistani film, *Khuda Kay Liye*, Fawad was soft-spoken and reserved. It was September. Sitting at a small coffee shop in Lahore, the actor, dressed in pants and a casual button-down, spoke about his first film, and how he stumbled into acting by chance, minus any expectations. Fast forward a few years later, and Fawad is one of the most sought-after actors in not just Pakistan, but across the border, in India too. This month, I was lucky to get through to him fopakistanblogs.blogspot.comRead Full Post
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