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From Learning to Leading: Women-Led WASH Transformation through Community Exposure and Action

By Syed Shah Nasir Fresh Water Action Network South Asia (FANSA) Pakistan – KP Chapter, through its Women WASH Network (WashNetWork) initiative formed in…

Pakistan needs a more realistic conversation about cigarette smoke

by Syed Afnan Ali Step into any busy street in Karachi during rush hour and the scene feels familiar. Cars inch forward, tea stalls…

The Bus to Kallar Kahar: A Parable for Our Reckless World

As the bus rolled out of Lahore bound for Islamabad on that fateful morning, it carried a microcosm of life itself—men and women of…

Two States Born from “Non-Existence”

Israel, Pakistan, Palestine… and the Mysterious Whispers of “BaBa Tal” Night had already settled over Islamabad like a heavy, thoughtful curtain that refuses to…

Stalemate fuels global turmoil

The war in the Middle East continues to cast a long shadow over global stability, with no clear resolution in sight. Each passing day…

DG ISPR Reiterates Pakistan’s Security Resolve

At a major briefing at the General Headquarters in Rawalpindi, Director General of Inter-Services Public Relations Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, joined by senior officials from…

Unified front against terror

The assault on a police outpost in Bannu on May 9 was not only brazen but chillingly sophisticated. According to official reports, fifteen officers…

Beyond Duty – The Silent Strength Of NURSES

By Mr. Ali Raza  At 2:17 AM in a quiet ICU, a patient recovering from sepsis lay stable on a ventilator. No alarms sounded…

Beijing’s Silent Chessboard — Is History Opening the Same Door Again?

The Echoes of 1971 Return as Islamabad Navigates the Quiet Corridors of a New Global Alignment The shadows of evening are no longer falling…

A better start for children

The earliest years of life are often decisive in shaping the future of a child, and for Pakistan this truth carries profound urgency. Chronic…

Shining Military & Diplomatic Skies, Clouded Economic Horizons

As the moon rises in the velvet expanse of the night, its silver light touches every shore and every mountain, reminding us of a…

Global Repercussions of Trump’s Controversial Post

American politics has now unmistakably entered an epoch in which narrative construction, symbolic projection, and the rhetorical velocity of social media increasingly supersede the…

After the Battle of Truth

One year after the culmination of the Battle of Truth, the pronouncements emanating from Pakistan’s military and political leadership have not merely reconfigured the…

Momentary economic respite

The International Monetary Fund’s approval of Pakistan’s latest programme review has arrived at a time when global economic volatility is intensifying, particularly with the…

The Sun, the Markets, and the Breath of a State

Markets are not merely rows of shutters, neon lights, and concrete walls. They are the pulse of a nation. When a father buys milk…

The Silent Sands Speak: Realities Beyond the Swallowed Gate

It is not exactly as the tale of “The Neighbour Who Swallowed the Gate” paints — that dramatic story of lightning blockade, collapsing dirhams,…