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When Floods Return And Systems Fail: Poverty, Neglect, And The Fractured Soul Of Pakistan

Pakistan, Aug. 1 -- Poverty is more complex than perceived. Pakistanis experienced a deja vu this year. The recent floods were reminiscent of the devastation caused by the floods of 2022 which submerg... Read More


Peshawar Has The Soul Of An Ancient City

Pakistan, Aug. 1 -- You don't grow up in Peshawar without feeling the shadow of Bala Hisar on your back. As a boy, I'd often ride my bicycle past its mighty walls, craning my neck to catch a glimpse o... Read More


Tariffs, Oil, And Strategy: Is Washington Resetting Ties With Pakistan To Curb India?

Pakistan, Aug. 1 -- It's not every day that US-Pakistan relations take centre stage in global headlines. Yet, in a week filled with high-stakes diplomacy, tariff upheavals, and shifting power dynamics... Read More


New Tax Law Tightens Grip On Citizens As Government Fails To Broaden Net

Pakistan, Aug. 1 -- "The government is so out of control. It is so bloated and infested with fraud and deceit and corruption and abuse of power." - Ted Nugent Setting aside moral values, a fact remain... Read More


Caught Between The State And The Gun: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Struggle For Peace And Autonomy

Pakistan, July 29 -- In response to the deteriorating security situation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, a conflict-prone province bordering Afghanistan, the PTI-led provincial government and opposition partie... Read More


No Honour In This Blood: The Murder Of Bano Bibi And The Machinery Of Patriarchal Impunity

Pakistan, July 29 -- On a July evening in 2025, under the vast, unyielding sky of Balochistan, a woman and a man - Bano Bibi and Ehsan Samalani - were executed not by state order, but by the ruthless ... Read More


Why The Pakistani Passport Remains One Of The Weakest In The World

Pakistan, July 29 -- The Henley Passport Index released its 2025 global passport report almost a week ago, where Asian nations outpaced the rest of the world. However, the Pakistani passport maintaine... Read More


How Online Spaces In Pakistan Have Become Battlefields For Silencing Women

Pakistan, July 29 -- In today's Pakistan, where the digital divide is rapidly closing, a more sinister divide is widening: the one between access and safety for women in online spaces. As more women s... Read More


Mohammad Siddique Khan Kanju: A Flame That Lives On

Pakistan, July 28 -- In the resplendent tapestry of Pakistan's history, certain names do not merely linger in memory; they ascend into the rarefied realm of legend, becoming metaphors for integrity, n... Read More


Between Honour And Horror: Gender Violence And The Crisis Of Justice In Pakistan

Pakistan, July 28 -- Pakistan stands at a dangerous crossroads, where the inherited weight of tradition collides with the changing aspirations of a new generation. Three recent events-one involving ma... Read More