Investigative Reports

Fakhar e Alam Chitral: In Pakistan’s far north, where the towering peaks of the Hindu Kush rise in stern silence and snow-filled valleys descend into wind-carved gorges, lies Chitral — a land celebrated for its breathtaking beauty and…

Shah Khalid Shah  Bajaur: For more than three decades, Tariq Rahim’s winters and springs began before sunrise. Wading silently through ponds and wetlands along the Khwar stream near his village of Khar, he followed a ritual inherited…

Abdul Samad Tariq  Peshawar: As Pakistan reels from intensifying climate shocks — catastrophic floods, prolonged droughts and deepening water scarcity — one of its strongest defenses remains largely invisible and undervalued: wetlands.…

Fakhar e Alam Peshawar: By the time spring arrives in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, it brings more than blossoms. For 35-year-old Tariq Qadar, it brings opportunity. Standing beside a truck piled high with saplings at Tarnab,  a major plant…

Fakhar-e-Alam Peshawar: As the sun sinks behind the snow-capped Koh-e-Sufaid mountains, 45-year-old Sajjad Ahmad wheels his 12-year-old daughter to the edge of a dusty playground in Dheri Ishaq village of Nowshera district. Children…

Shah Khalid Shah Jee Bajaur: Rehanullah, a 26-year-old resident of Bajaur Tribal District, navigates the dusty roads on his three-wheeler bike to reach the office of Hazrat Wali Shah, chairman of the Tanzemi Bahali Mazooran Bajaur (TBMB)…

Zia UR Rahman Bahawalpur: As the afternoon sun softens over the villages of Ahmedpur East, time appears to slow. Beneath shady trees and inside quiet deras, routine gives way to laughter and conversation. In these unhurried hours, a…

APP  Peshawar: As dawn breaks over Amankot town in Nowshera district, Ibrahim Shah turns the ignition of his pickup truck and sets off for Mansehra via the Peshawar Motorway. For the poultry trader, Saturdays have come to symbolise…

News Desk  Peshawar: Once celebrated as the City of Flowers, Peshawar was known for the fragrance of Gul-e-Dawoodi, Mughal-era gardens and shaded parks where families gathered and children played amid greenery and laughter. Today,…

Shazia Mehboob Islamabad: “Fear, pressure, and the pain of abortion were much more than giving birth to a child,” said Hareem, recalling her experience of an induced abortion at a healthcare facility in Rawalpindi. Although it was her…