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Imama Riaz Rawalpindi: The Islamic calendar turns its first page every year when Shia Muslims across the globe get into the solemn embrace of Muharram, one of the four sacred months in Islam. The month is marked by deep mourning,…

Asem Mustafa Awan Islamabad: The Swat River didn't kill those 11 people on June 28 - the system did. At 3:17 AM, as floodwaters smashed through an illegally constructed hotel in Bahrain, three children sleeping on the ground floor never…

Samreen Khan Ghauri Islamabad: On June 13, I had the profound honor of representing Pakistan at the European Youth Event (EYE 2025) held at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France. Speaking before a global gathering of youth…

Ashleen Khan California: This week has been one of the most exciting in my life! I got to enjoy a special lunch with my school principal, Mrs. Marjollet, and I also completed a project on saving marine life from plastic pollution…

Asem Mustafa Awan Islamabad: In the scorching summer heat of Islamabad, a young boy shoulders a heavy metal cart filled with water cans. This daily chore replaces what should be a morning in school—his future traded for survival. This…

Ali Nawaz Rahimoo Tharparkar: In the arid landscapes of Tharparkar, where life has long battled the odds of drought and scarcity, the arrival of spring is marked not by lush green fields but by the vibrant bloom of the Rohiro tree…

Asem Mustafa Awan Islamabad: As Pakistan endures yet another brutal heatwave, images of children bathing in polluted spillways reflect a grim truth: the country’s poorest continue to suffer in silence while systemic failures mount. In the…

Ishtiaq Ahmed Islamabad: Abdullah Yusuf Ali CBE (1872–1953) is best remembered for his acclaimed English translation and commentary on the Holy Qur’an, widely regarded as one of the most authoritative and enduring interpretations of the…

Ali Nawaz Rahimoo Tharparkar: Dr Harchand Rai Lakhani, a revered Pakistani physician, politician, humanitarian, social worker, and cultural activist of Tharparkar and Sindh, passed away on March 4, 2013, at his residence “Ren Basera” in…

Asem Mustafa Awan Islamabad: In the contrasting chaos of Karachi and Islamabad, two women – one seated in searing sun to hawk household goods, the other crouched in filth rummaging through refuse – symbolize the real cost of a nation’s…