News in Picture

Asem Mustafa Awan Islamabad: By all accounts, Pakistan remains a land of staggering contradictions. These three photos, taken barely days apart, tell a story that no donor report, government press release, or social media campaign can…

Asem Mustafa Awan Islamabad: On a regular day in Karachi, two luxury vehicles a Range Rover and a Toyota Hilux Revo cruised past traffic lights and checkpoints with an air of immunity. One flaunted a foreign number plate (“BJ72FEX”),…

Muhammad Talha Zubair Rawalpindi: Gender-based violence (GBV) is not confined within the borders of a single country—it is a global epidemic tearing apart the very fabric of human society. Simply put, gender-based violence refers to…

Asem Mustafa Awan Islamabad: The recent collision involving the Shalimar Express near Faisalabad, where a brick-laden trolley collided with the train, causing significant damage and derailment, underscores the perilous state of…

Asem Mustafa Awan Islamabad: This heartbreaking photograph from Multan, two young girls traverse an active railway bridge, their schoolbags heavy with books and dreams. This daily journey underscores a grim reality: for many children in…

Faiza Hassan Rawalpindi: Back in 2013, during a field visit to a slum area in Rawalpindi, I took a photo that has stayed with me ever since. It was of a young girl — smiling genuinely, splashing joyfully in what could only be described…

Asem Mustafa Awan Rawalpindi: In the stillness of night, under the dim glow of streetlights, a watch shop at Dhaman Mor near Main Adiala Road, Rawalpindi, was stripped of more than just timepieces it was robbed of a man’s entire…

Asem Mustafa Awan Islamabad: There are images that haunt the soul long after the eyes have turned away. One such image is of an old man in Multan, white-bearded, frail, and seated in a hand-driven wheelchair. Perched on his lap is a…

Asem Mustafa Awan Islamabad: Shamon Masih, a sanitary worker, has been tirelessly seeking justice for his father, Sharif Masih, who went missing over five years ago. The case was registered in Tatley Aali police station, Gujranwala on…

Laraib Khan Islamabad: Kanwal Aalijah, a young and vibrant woman from Pakistan with bold dreams, has earned global recognition for using artificial intelligence (AI) to solve everyday business problems. Born and raised in Pakistan, she…