The devastating consequences of extreme violence against girls has been very recently brought into sharp focus following the rape of a 4-year-old girl in Sindh’s Kashmore, and the not so long ago tragic sexual violence against, and murder of young girls in Kasur.

Recently, two media-related incidents have taken place in Pakistan and generated intense debate. First, a Pakistani movie, Zindagi Tamasha, winner of an international award at the Busan International Film Festival was restricted from making its debut in Pakistan. 

Perhaps Pakistan was not ready for Benazir Bhutto when she became her father’s political heir. After all, how many countries, even today, would be ready for a highly-educated, left-leaning, staunch democrat who understood the importance of constitutional survival.