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Citizens’ tracking of Right to Education

Citizens’ tracking of Right to Education

The 18 the Constitutional Amendment made Right to Education a justiciable fundamental right with the following pledge; ‘The State shall provide free and compulsory education to all children of the age of five to sixteen years in such manner as may be determined by...

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Time to Transform Education

Time to Transform Education

CW-Report Making sure all girls are finishing secondary education by 2030 could boost the gross domestic product (GDP) of developing countries by 10% on average over the next decade, says a report by Plan International. It says ‘every single dollar ($1) spent on...

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The State of Democracy: Why We Stand Where We Stand?

The State of Democracy: Why We Stand Where We Stand?

Let me begin by making a few things plain about ethos, values, spirit and the foundational ideas that define modern day democracy. In everything it represents and stands for, the man, the people, the community and society have the right to rule themselves—to be...

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State of Democracy in Pakistan

State of Democracy in Pakistan

The students of Pakistan’s political history have always confronted a disturbing question as to why a country that owes its independence to political and legal parleys and about which it was believed without an iota of doubt that it would emerge as a strong...

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Pakistan: Signposts to a Populist Authoritarianism

Pakistan: Signposts to a Populist Authoritarianism

  “Democracy is in our blood.  Indeed, it is in our marrow of bones” Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah Pakistan is a product of democracy, whose freedom struggle was led by a politician heading a popular political party, rooted in the Muslim masses, whose...

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Communicating Though Cartoons

Editors Note

As Pakistan celebrates 76 years of independence, there are milestones to celebrate and actions to condemn. The journey to achieving the Pakistan that was dreamt of in 1947 remains tough. Today, Pakistan ranks 128th in the Sustainable Development Goals Index. From lack of inclusion to a need for grassroots-level democracy, Citizens Wire aims to serve as a knowledge base for the Sustainable Development Goals in Pakistan. Lifting the voices of the youth through media publications, we hope to raise awareness and contribute towards achieving Vision 2030. Access to our written publications, videos and SDGs legislative knowledge base can be found on the website. For any further information please contact us at: citizenswirepakistan@gmail.com