At a time when Pakistan is facing complex internal and external challenges, the recent workshop on National Security and Strategic Leadership organized by the Inter-Services Public Relations in Islamabad carries immense national importance. The workshop was attended by Vice Chancellors, Deans, Registrars, and senior faculty members from more than 200 universities across Pakistan, while several...
Once again, Quetta has been drenched in blood.Once again, a peaceful journey turned into an irreversible nightmare within seconds. The railway tracks that should have carried families safely to their destinations instead became scenes of devastation, smoke, fire, and shattered human lives. Innocent passengers—men, women, elderly citizens, and even young children—were caught in a moment...
The reported proposal of the Punjab Higher Education Commission to detach four major faculties from Bahauddin Zakariya University and merge them into separate universities in Multan is not merely an administrative decision; it is being viewed by many as a deeply painful and alarming attack on one of the strongest symbols of higher education in...
There are borders drawn on maps and then there are borders that cut through human lives. In Kashmir, the Line of Control (LoC) is not merely a geopolitical divide between two states; it is a deeply personal rupture that has, for decades, separated families, silenced relationships and turned ordinary lives into stories of longing and...
Pakistan today stands trapped in one of the most painful economic contradictions in its history. On one hand, the country repeatedly approaches friendly nations, international financial institutions, and global lenders seeking one or two billion dollars to stabilize its foreign exchange reserves. On the other hand, reports indicate that Pakistan imported vehicles worth nearly three...
Jammu and Kashmir, once known for dense temperate forests, clean rivers and fragile alpine ecosystems, is now facing rapid environmental destruction. Forests cover nearly 48 percent of the territory and play a vital role in regulating climate, protecting biodiversity and supporting livelihoods. However, large-scale encroachment, land diversion and degradation are increasing across the region. In...
The ancient lanes of Dalmandi in Varanasi have fallen silent, save for the mechanical growl of bulldozers and the muffled sobs of displaced families. In a brazen display of state-orchestrated erasure, Indian authorities have marked six mosques for demolition—including the 226-year-old Mirza Karimullah Beg Mosque—under the threadbare pretext of road widening. Over a hundred homes...
Eid-ul-Azha is not merely a religious festival but a profound lesson of selflessness, sacrifice, love, brotherhood, and humanity. These were the days when homes were filled with joy, children insisted on new clothes, streets echoed with the sounds of animals, and every face carried a strange glow. But today the common man in Pakistan approaches...
Kashmir is not just a long-standing dispute. It is a prolonged human tragedy shaped and sustained by power politics. For decades, the suffering of its people has unfolded before the world, yet meaningful action has remained absent. International institutions have issued resolutions and statements, but their inability to enforce them shows how political interests often...
A Kashmiri man’s wife was taken at gunpoint and sent across the border into Pakistan. Their two young children were left behind. She had lived in Kashmir for years, married to a Kashmiri man, raising a Kashmiri family. After the Pahalgam attack of April 2025, India revoked all Pakistani visas and ordered nearly 800 Pakistani...
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