Areesha Rehan

Feb 14, 2024 | dawn.com | Areesha Rehan

“Are you breastfeeding or bottle feeding?”New mothers are often asked this question in the 21st century, where bottle feeding is considered a normal alternative to breastfeeding. It was only when I began reading up more on this that I realised how often conglomerates and profit-seekers influence what we think is a ‘choice’. But is it a choice when one side has the resources, mediums and capital to influence the way consumers’ minds work? What do the laws say?

Nov 6, 2023 | dawn.com | Areesha Rehan

The good, the bad and the ugly: How nations have responded to Israel’s invasion of Gaza Following the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7 and Israel’s retaliatory bombing of Gaza to wipe out “Hamas terrorists”, nation-states and international unions have been divided in their response to the violence.

Oct 27, 2023 | dawn.com | Areesha Rehan

Female entrepeneurs in rural Punjab break barriers one sale at a time In a small town some two hours away from Lahore, Yasmin Bibi proudly welcomed us to her shop in Renala Khurd right outside her home. The business owner was accompanied by her husband, Asif, who she says has supported her throughout her career. This is not how it has always been. With few options available, she started her retail business many years ago selling candy on a charpoy.

Sep 29, 2023 | dawn.com | Areesha Rehan

Animal lovers, rights activists and concerned residents came together on Thursday to meet the Cantonment Board Clifton (CBC) leadership in Karachi — the municipal corporation responsible for the Defence Housing Authority (DHA), parts of Clifton and surrounding katchi abadis — to discuss the issue of stray dog population management. The issue gained prominence over the last few months after a massive culling drive was conducted in the DHA and nearby neighbourhoods.

Sep 12, 2023 | dawn.com | Areesha Rehan

Will he or won’t he? This is the question that’s on observers’ minds as reports swirl that President Arif Alvi would unilaterally announce an election date. Since the president signed off on the National Assembly’s dissolution on August 9, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has kept mum on the matter. Ideally, in this case, elections should be held within 90 days of August 9. However, the outgoing PDM government’s decision to approve the 2023 census had complicated matters.