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Baloch Woman’s Final Defiance

Asem Mustafa Awan Islamabad: On June 6, in broad daylight, a newlywed couple was led into a desert in Balochistan and shot dead. The woman held a copy of the Holy Book in her hands. Reports show she survived seven bullets; her husband…

Dying in Silence As the Taps Betray

Asem Mustafa Awan Islamabad: In a forgotten corner of Pakistan, where the poverty rate nears the halfway mark and the state's promises hang like torn posters on crumbling walls, something as basic as clean drinking water becomes a…

Majesty in Chains, Conscience in Silence

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…

When Mountains Burn

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,…

From Dust to Development

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…

Drenched in Poverty, Drowned in Neglect

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…

Back to the Soil

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…