Issue #325

Issue #325

January 5, 2023

Editorial

Smog in Lahore: Impact and Policy Options Smog has turned Lahore from a ‘city of gardens’ to one of the most polluted cities in the world. Historically,

Suffering in Silence – Marital Rape in Pakistan Marital Rape is a type of domestic violence and sexual abuse in which an individual is subjected to non-consensual intercourse

Language Under Constitution Language is one of the important aspects of society. It is not some words brought together but an entity that connects an individual to his family, identity, culture, music, beliefs and wisdom (Zalmay, 2017). Currently in Pakistan there are 72 languages spoken (provincial and regional) including the official languages Urdu and English (Zalmay, 2017). In 2014 the Parliamentary Paper highlighted that 10 out of 72 languages are near extinction and despite the fact that four major provincial languages Punjabi, Sindhi, Balochi and Pashto/ Puhkto are spoken in four provinces of Pakistan, with the exception of Sindhi, the other three have no official

Editorial Board

Mansoor Ahmad

Neesa Abbas

Neha Malik

Ajwah Nadeem

Nimra Zahid Mir

Roha Suhail Qureshi

Raheem-ul-Haque

Saba Shahid

Director's Desk

Message from Dr. Saeed Shafqat It gives me pleasure to share with you that since 2008, we have been publishing the Quarterly Research & News magazine. Over the years Quarterly has performed a very useful function of sharing the Centre’s activities and views of our guest speakers, while occasionally publishing research articles, policy briefs and consultative dialogue