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Winter Vacations Ignite Grassroots Cricket in South Punjab
Aftif Ismail
Multan: As winter vacations set in, the rural landscape of South Punjab undergoes a remarkable transformation.
Open fields, harvested farmlands and village playgrounds come alive as makeshift cricket stadiums, echoing…
A School Named After Her—Still a Child Worker
Faisal Saleem
Khanewal: Eleven-year-old Arooj once gave her name to a classroom at a brick kiln near Rahman Garh, a small town in Khanewal. For a year, she attended the non-formal education center there—an effort meant to pull her away…
She Is Seventeen, Married Three Times, and Still a Child
Faisal Saleem
Khanewal: In the red dust of the brick kiln, childhood is burned away along with clay. Among the morning lines of laborers stand young girls called workers, though they are children trapped by poverty, gender, and silence.…
Why KP Province Mattered So Much to Quaid-e-Azam
News Desk
Peshawar: A leader of rare intellect and unwavering resolve, Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, who altered the course of history through constitutionalism and democratic struggle, was remembered across the country on his 149th…
HIV Patients Surge, Services Suspended in KP’s Merged Areas
Shah Khalid Shah Jee
Bajaur: In Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, the silent surge of HIV/AIDS is intensifying at an alarming pace. According to the HIV, Hepatitis, and Thalassemia Control Program, 1,276 new patients were registered in the province…
How Sialkot Became Football’s Secret Powerhouse
APP
Sialkot: On the bustling streets of Sialkot—where the thud of stitched leather has echoed for over a century—a quiet revolution began decades ago. It was here, in Pakistan’s sports manufacturing heartland, that a humble workshop…
Freezing Malakand Turns to Firewood as Forests Disappear
APP
Peshawar: As a biting cold wave sweeps across the flood-hit Malakand division, temperatures have plunged sharply, forcing affected residents to scramble for warmth—especially through long, freezing nights.
While the sudden cold…
Why Are Bajaur’s Fields Disappearing?
Shah Khalid Shah Jee
Bajaur: Jamal Khan (not his real name) is putting the finishing touches on his three-kanal, fort-like house in Khar tehsil, a sprawling structure rising on fertile agricultural land.
To him, it is the realization…
How Nicotine Pouches Are Hooking the Young in Pakistan
APP
Islamabad: Sleek tins, fruity flavours, and the promise of “smoke-free relief” are quietly luring a growing number of young Pakistanis into addiction. Nicotine pouches — small white packets placed between the gum and lip — deliver a…
They Chose Pakistan — But at What Price?
Shazia Mehboob
Islamabad: As many as 34 foreign nationals acquired Pakistani citizenship during the first eight months of 2025, and all of them were Indian nationals.
Records from the Passport and Emigration Office in Islamabad,…