3rd Woman General of Pakistan Army
From the Blog iabhopal General Nigar Johar[image: 3rd-lady-maj-gen] has become the 3rd woman officer in the history of Pakistan Army to reach the rank of major general. The major general belongs to the Panjpir village in Swabi district. The area of Pakistan that is considered under developed and conservative. Swabi has produced some noticeable male generals in the past but it is the first time that a woman has reached the status of such highly ranked army officer. Recently, a woman became the 1st Pakistani female to be a part of the bomb disposal uniit. Her example has led 11 others women to join the squad. (Click on the "a woman became the 1st Pakistani female" to view the video) pakistanblogs.blogspot.comRead Full Post
A Battle for the Soul of Pakistan
From the Blog beenasarwar[image: crowd-kid-back] Sehwan: Women and children in the courtyard. Photo: Beena Sarwar *Wrote this in one go about the suicide attack at Sehwan Sharif that claimed over 80 lives. Sick at heart but not giving up. Thanks to friends around the world, especially in India for their messages of solidarity, to the Wire for publishing it so fast and editor Siddharth Varadarajan for the photos used with the piece. We had gone to Sehwan together, along with Nandini Sundar and Aslam Khwaja. Extracts from my piece in The Wire:* I wonder if the bangle sellers outside the shrine are alive. I still have some chunky glass bangles I bought, bargaining more for the sake of it than to save money. Did the woman bouncing a little girl on her shoulders, chanting and dancing to an inner beat beforepakistanblogs.blogspot.comRead Full Post
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