Paying The Price

Pages:119

Paying The Price' details the challenges faced by Pakistan's most marginalized and oppressed groups and takes a deep look into the many ways that the voiceless have to pay the price for the policies and decisions made by those with power. The book is divided into 4 parts dealing with: 1. Religious Extremism in Pakistan, 2. Women's Rights/Feminist Movements in Pakistan, 3. Pakistan's Transgender Rights Movement & 4. Class Apartheid in Pakistani society. It gives a first-hand account from the perspective of the author who is based in the city of Lahore. The book brings to the fore some of the most uncomfortable truths about a country at the crossroads; Truths which people seldom ever talk about.