Opinion

Asem Mustafa Awan Islamabad: In the packed streets of Lahore, a lion kept as a private pet broke free last week and mauled five people, including women and children. The tragedy shocked the nation—but it was far from an isolated…

Safia Noor Karachi: In the icy heart of Pakistan’s northern highlands—where the mountains once stood as bastions of cool relief—a dangerous transformation is underway. This July, two of Gilgit-Baltistan’s major towns, Chilas and Bunji,…

Dr. Ikram Ullah Bajaur: Bajaur, a district in the merged tribal areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, is full of valuable minerals like marble, chromite, nephrite, granite, copper and large quantities of other valuable minerals. These natural…

Asem Mustafa Awan Islamabad: In the sweltering summer heat of Pakistan, where temperatures soar past 50°C, children are dying—not from disease, not from war, but simply from seeking relief. The tragedy is stark. Young boys sneak out…

Asem Mustafa Awan Islamabad: In a country where over half the population lives below the poverty line, where children die for lack of basic medical care, and where survival itself is a daily victory, the sudden surge in helmet…

Ali Nawaz Rahimoo Tharparkar: In an era when climate change, food insecurity, and environmental degradation are converging into a global crisis, the way we grow our food demands urgent attention. Industrial agriculture—with its heavy…

Asem Mustafa Awan Islamabad: In the dusty corridors of District Headquarters Hospital Pakpattan, 20 children—most of them newborns—died between June 16 and June 22. The tragedy, though deeply personal to grieving families, now stands as…

Syeda Maleeka Fatima Rawalpindi: In the age of digital hyperconnectivity, visuals and narratives shape global perceptions more powerfully than treaties or tanks. Cultural storytelling is no longer a soft accessory to diplomacy—it has…

Bisma Mazhar Rawalpindi: In an era marked by globalization, hyper-connectivity, and rising geopolitical tensions, Japan’s public diplomacy offers a compelling case of soft power strategy in action. Unlike conventional diplomatic…

Ali Nawaz Rahimoo Tharparker: The Thar Desert vast, sunbaked, and often dismissed as barren sprawls across approximately 20,000 square kilometers, making it one of the world’s largest arid regions. For decades, it has symbolized…