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Hang Them High

Asem Mustafa Awan Islamabad: It was Rs 10,000—a sum the government believes is within reach for all electricity users in Pakistan, a nation ironically dubbed the land of the pure. However, in a landscape marred by relentless inflation…

Elite Greed vs Mass Despair

Asem Mustafa Awan Islamabad: Pakistan, often termed the "Land of the Pure," is a nation steeped in paradoxes that seem straight out of an anthropological study. Here, unparalleled resilience clashes daily with profound despair, creating…

Pakistan’s Forgotten Millions

Asem Mustafa Awan Islamabad: An emotional reflection of everyday life in Pakistan, a harrowing incident recently unfolded by the riverbanks, captured by chance witnesses. An elderly woman, driven to despair by an exorbitant…

Poverty’s Fatal Toll

Asem Mustafa Awan Islamabad: Faced with crushing poverty and unable to pay his bills, a man chose a tragic end by stepping in front of a train, opting for an instant death rather than a slow, daily demise. As passersby gathered his…

Pakistan’s Forgotten Class

Asem Mustafa Awan Islamabad: The face of the elderly woman in the picture tells a story of a lifetime of hardship, one that parallels the tumultuous history of Pakistan itself. Her weathered, wrinkled skin speaks volumes about the…