A portion of Sardar Mahan Singh’s Samadhi in Sheranwala Bagh, Gujranwala, collapsed due to recent heavy rains, though no loss of life was reported. The Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) immediately dispatched officials and a technical team to the site, where safety measures were put in place around the historic structure. The ETPB announced that […]
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A Nation Drowning in Apathy
Pakistan is once again under water. The recent floods have devastated communities, displaced hundreds of thousands, and left entire districts submerged. Families have lost their homes, farmers have seen their crops swept away, and livelihoods have vanished overnight. With roads destroyed and villages cut off, the images emerging from the affected areas are haunting reminders […]
Distorting Narratives
Aimal Khattak’s Understanding Pashtun Resistance presents itself as a serious intellectual inquiry into Pashtun grievances. In tone and structure, it dutifully mimics academic conventions: citations, historical references, and theoretical framing. Yet peel back the veneer, and it reveals itself not as scholarship but as a politicised narrative that selectively amplifies grievances while erasing integration, sacrifice, […]
Gujrat Ground
Gujrat has been drowning in its own rainwater since September 2, when heavy downpour turned the city into one of the worst examples of urban flooding. More than five days later, much of the water has still not been drained. For the people of Gujrat, life has been at a standstill. Shops are closed, schools […]
Gutted Gaza
While these lines are being written on Sunday evening, on that day, 67 Palestinians had been killed, nearly all of them civilians. Schools turned into shelters, tents and even houses were bombed. Families who had already lost their homes were targeted again. Children, who should have been in classrooms, became victims of airstrikes. Israel says […]
Sindh’s Response to the Current Flood Emergency
Part I – The Situation: What Is Happening, Why, and Who Is at Risk This year’s monsoon has again tested Pakistan’s resilience. Unusually heavy rains, combined with transboundary water releases and a low-pressure weather system moving from India, have produced massive water surges in the eastern rivers – Ravi, Sutlej, and Chenab – now moving […]
New Chapter for the Future
At the invitation of H.E. President Xi Jinping, H.E. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif visited China from August 30 to September 4 to attend the twenty-fifth meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Member States of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and the commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese […]
Breaking the Cash Chains
Walk through any bazaar in Pakistan and one phrase dominates: “cash hi do.” It reflects our financial reality. While the world races toward digital money, Pakistan remains stuck with cash. The problem is not technology. We already have instant payment systems, mobile wallets, digital-only banks, and one of the youngest populations in the region. The […]
TODAY’S CARTOON
In a first, Pakistan to host T20I tri-series in November
Pakistan is set to host a T20 International (T20I) tri-series for the first time from November 17 to 29, according to a press release issued by the country’s cricket board on Sunday. Apart from Pakistan, the “three-nation tournament” would feature Afghanistan and Sri Lanka, the press release said. It added that the series was organised […]