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The True Cost of Poverty

Ali Nawaz Rahimoo Umarkot: Poverty remains one of Pakistan's greatest obstacles to sustainable development. It is far more than a shortage of income; it is the denial of opportunities and basic human rights.  For millions of…

Hope, Hype, or Strategic Freeze? 

Ishtiaq Ahmed  Bradford: The signing of a 14-point Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the United States and Iran has been widely presented as a major diplomatic breakthrough, potentially marking the beginning of the end of four…

Deadly Unrest Escalates in AJK Kashmir

Ishtiaq Ahmed  Bradford: While Pakistan's senior leadership remains engaged in regional diplomacy, including efforts to mediate tensions between Iran and the United States, a deepening political crisis in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) has…

Peace Deal Brings Hope—But Not Certainty

Ishtiaq Ahmed Bradford: Addressing the G7 Summit, US President Donald Trump expressed confidence that a peace agreement aimed at ending tensions between the United States, Iran and Israel would be formally signed in Geneva on Friday.…

Every Two Seconds, Pakistan Needs Blood

Dr Muhammad Sher Ali  Lahore: Every two seconds, someone in Pakistan needs blood. Despite extraordinary advances in modern medicine, from gene therapy to artificial intelligence, science has yet to create a substitute for human blood. No…

Why “No” Still Gets Women Killed

Sher Ahmed Durrani Quetta: The murder of Noor Mukadam in July 2021 remains one of the most haunting cases of gender-based violence in Pakistan’s recent history. The 27-year-old was brutally killed at the residence of Zahir Jaffer in…

What No One Tells You About Hepatitis & HIV

Qadeem Achakzai Quetta: Viruses remain one of the most persistent threats to human health, with each virus affecting the body in different ways. Some individuals develop clear symptoms, while others remain asymptomatic carriers for long…