A History Written with Gaps of Silence
History is not merely a chronological list of events; it is also a repository of unanswered questions, lingering doubts, and suppressed truths that, instead of fading with time,…
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PIA – From a National Dream to a Distressed Deal
A Flag Carrier That Once Led the Region This is the same Pakistan International Airlines that, in its golden years, not only served the…
Quaid-e-Azam’s Vision and the Imperative of Defending Pakistan
From the very first day of Pakistan’s emergence on the world map, Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah displayed a clear and sober understanding of the…
Black Coffee
By: Muhammad Siddique Kayani In a well-known hotel in Lahore, an elderly man was sitting alone, leisurely sipping black coffee. When my eyes fell…
Environmental degradation
By: Ammara Basharat Environmental degradation has become one of the most pressing challenges of the twenty-first century, touching every dimension of life—economic stability, social…
Mufti Shamail Nadvi vs. Javed Akhtar: Knowledge, Monotheism, and a Historic Intellectual Confrontation
On a momentous day in the Indian subcontinent, the glittering world of cinema and celebrity came face-to-face with the immutable forces of knowledge, logic,…
Religious Harmony in Pakistan: Living Together in Everyday Life
Religious harmony in Pakistan is often discussed in terms of laws, speeches, or major interfaith events. While these are important, harmony is most clearly…
Silence, Stigma, and HIV: The Invisible Crisis Facing Transgender Persons in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the rising number of HIV cases has exposed deep cracks in the province’s public health and social protection systems, but stigma…
The Urs of Hazrat Khwaja Gharib Nawaz (RA): A living tradition of love and service
By Sufi Abid Chishti Nizami Nazi Hazrat Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti Ajmeri (RA), known as Khwaja Gharib Nawaz (RA), was one of the greatest Sufi…
The Potential Benefits and Risks of AI in Military Applications
By Amna Ahsan Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming every field of life. From healthcare to education, and now even defense. Today, militaries around the…
Karachi: A Human Tragedy Wrapped in Statistics
Karachi is not merely a city; it is an entire universe. Millions of dreams move along its roads, countless hopes breathe in its alleys,…
The ugly face of secular India exposed in Australia
The Indian media once again made a concerted effort to link the Indian terrorist in Sydney with Pakistan. This was a well-thought-out plan that…
CM Bihar revives the memory of Ravana
Leadership is the mirror through which the moral character of a nation is reflected, and actions taken by figures such as the CM Bihar…
Water is Pakistan’s Lifeline
Pakistan has always stood for peace, moderation, and the rule of law, both within the region and beyond, viewing water as a shared resource…
The Positive and Negative Dimensions of Migration: An Overseas Pakistani’s Perspective
Global Presence of Overseas Pakistanis Overseas Pakistanis today are present in almost every region of the world and have earned recognition through their hard…
Decline of Confrontational Politics
By: Aima Afzal In recent times, the political drama unfolding around the Adiala incident has captured widespread attention, but not for reasons that would…
Army Public School Tragedy: A Wound That Still Bleeds
A Dark Day in Pakistan’s History 16 December 2014 stands as one of the darkest and most heartbreaking days in Pakistan’s history, a day…