Pakistan Archives

She Builds Peace in Pakistan

The She Builds Peace campaign was launched in Pakistan by PAIMAN Alumni Trust.

Mossarat Qadeem and Tolana Mothers: Cutting off Extremists’ Resources—One Thread at a Time

Mossarat Qadeem and the Tolana Mothers convince a dozen women to stop stitching suicide jackets for extremist groups.

Pakistani Activist Mossarat Qadeem Responds to Donald Trump

We spoke to Mossarat Qadeem, Executive Director of PAIMAN Trust, about Trump’s threat to cut financial aid from Pakistan, and about her own work.

Pakistani peacebuilder, Bushra Hyder, fighting off call for jihad for Rohingya

As news and images of the Burmese military’s attacks on the minority Muslim Rohingya community spread around the world, partner, Bushra Qadeem Hyder, a school principal and long time educationalist in Pakistan was among the first to see the impact on the students...

Reclaiming the Progressive Past: Pakistani women’s struggle against violence & extremism. (Winter 2014)

Reclaiming the Progressive Past: Pakistani women’s struggle against violence & extremism. (Winter 2014) 2013 was another year of contradictions for Pakistan. On May 11, 2013 the General Elections were held successfully. Despite fears of violence, low voter...