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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,…

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…

Swat’s Deadly Negligence

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…