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14th August: An Unfulfilled Destiny

Ishtiaq Ahmed Bradford: 14th August is with us again, as it has been the case for the past 75 years. Every year, it is enthusiastically embraced and celebrated with an undiminished appetite. Of course, and very rightly so, given the…

Climate Change, Monsoon & GLOF

Sadia Kayani Islamabad: The monsoon is the season of heavy rain, melting glaciers, cloudbursts, lightning, and GLOF (Glacial Lake Outburst Flood). The combination of these climatic factors compounds the risk of natural disasters.…

Their Last Wish Was Milk!

Asem Mustafa Awan Islamabad: Hungry and crying, their last wish was milk, and what happened next was the family of four ending their lives owing to the tyrannical system prevailing in Pakistan. Help was sought but it was simply not there.…