News in Picture

Asem Mustafa AwanIslamabad: Beneath open skies and indifferent trees, they lie in rows — motorcycles upon motorcycles, rust settling where livelihoods once stood upright.This is not a scrapyard by design. It is a holding space, a…

Asem Mustafa AwanIslamabad: The rain does not slow him down. It cannot. On a soaked stretch of road, a man rides forward with two schoolchildren pressed behind him, a thin plastic sheet their only defense against the downpour.The…

News Desk Islamabad: In a remarkable and rarely witnessed event, scientists have captured on camera the birth of a whale in the open ocean, accompanied by extraordinary cooperation from other whales in the pod.The event was recorded…

Ali Nawaz Rahimoo Mirpurkhas:In Sindh, where generosity and community responsibility have long been part of social traditions, Faisal Rajar represents a changing face of leadership — one that combines inherited resources with a…

News Desk Islamabad: Islamabad, once celebrated for its lush greenery and carefully planned open spaces, is facing growing criticism over widespread tree cutting linked to infrastructure development, prompting public protests and legal…

News DeskIslamabad: Fifteen years after publishing a memoir that rattled Pakistan’s most powerful political dynasty, writer and activist Fatima Bhutto is returning with her most intimate work yet,  a deeply personal account of abuse,…

Asem Mustafa AwanIslamabad: Under the dim glow of streetlights in Rawalpindi, treated water spreads across broken asphalt, carrying debris while homes nearby remain thirsty.Children play barefoot in the shallow streams, unaware of…

Asem Mustafa AwanIslamabad: It is not speeding, not jumping a red light, not even breaking the most visible traffic rules. The violation is more basic — the absence of identity.On roads across Sindh, a car without a number plate can…

Asem Mustafa AwanIslamabad: The puppy does not know titles or qualifications. It only knows the body beneath its head is no longer warm.Inside a small veterinary clinic on Adyala Road, a nursing dog lies still. Poison ended her life…

Asem Mustafa Awan Islamabad: An elderly man in a white cap and brown attire sits against a rugged rock face beside a gravel road, selling walnuts from plastic bags arranged on a wooden board. A clear water bottle and two metal cups rest…