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Karachi's Katchi Abadis Deserve Legal Rights, Not Bulldozers

Pakistan, July 11 -- While delivering his budget speech in June this year, the Mayor of Karachi hinted that katchi abadis (informal settlements) in the city will be upgraded. Provisions will be made t... Read More


Maulana Khan Zeb's Legacy And The Cost Of KP's Counterterrorism Failure

Pakistan, July 11 -- Shot on 10 July 2025, Maulana Khan Zeb was a rare voice of reason and restraint in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's increasingly volatile landscape. A deeply respected religious scholar from ... Read More


Zubeida Mustafa, Pioneering Journalist And Voice For Justice, Dies At 82

Pakistan, July 10 -- Zubeida Mustafa, a pioneering Pakistani journalist and a steadfast champion of human rights and social justice, has passed away at the age of 82. Her death marks the end of a rema... Read More


Pakistan Dismisses ICBM Claims, Slams India's Expanding Nuclear Ambitions

Pakistan, July 10 -- It is imperative to counter the ongoing propaganda in several regional and international non-peer-reviewed newspaper outlets and magazines-including Foreign Affairs-that claim Pak... Read More


Why Pakistan's Economy Keeps Hitting The Same Dead End?

Pakistan, July 10 -- Every few years, Pakistan's economy finds itself at the Nazuk Mor. The cycle that begins with platitudes like 'growth momentum', 'ready for takeoff' ends in a whimper, with almost... Read More


Breaking The Silence: Pakistan's Looming Mental Health Crisis

Pakistan, July 9 -- Pakistan's mental health landscape is quietly crumbling under the weight of stigma, underinvestment, and societal neglect. Here, taking insulin for diabetes or medication for blood... Read More


Rahman's Last Breath: A Life Broken By Neglect, Addiction, And Silence

Pakistan, July 9 -- A man laying drenched in blood on the street, surrounded by a crowd of onlookers. Voices could be heard all around - some urging to pick him up, others calling for an ambulance. Bu... Read More


Tahir Heart Institute: A Journey Of Faith, Resilience & Growth

Pakistan, July 9 -- Truth be told, since joining Tahir Heart Institute in 2007, I had committed and recommitted myself to the idea of "going high" many times. This had always been with earnest prayers... Read More


ow Rawalpindi's Jewel Turned Into A Forgotten Slum

Pakistan, July 9 -- For nearly five decades, I have called Lalazar my home. I was born in this very house on Aslam Shaheed Road and have witnessed the evolution of this once-beautiful locality. Lalaza... Read More


Breaking The Silence: Periods, Shame, And The Stories We Never Told

Pakistan, July 9 -- Thinking about summer afternoons brings back old memories, making me smile without even realising it. Childhood, curiosity, and my growing list of questions. Long summer holidays a... Read More