Irfan Ullah Jan – a legend By: Syed M Hamza on July 26, 2021A while ago, I came across an unconventional legend, Irfan Ullah Jan. He lost both of his legs during an IED blast back in 2011. During that IED blast, several people got injured whilst 3 people passed away on the spot. His uncle, Ahmed Jan Siddiqui, who himself was severely injured took him to the […]
Burgeoning population: An existential crisis By: Mehreen Anwar on July 19, 2021Way back in 1985, S.L. Richman rightly said about the consequences of over-population, “If unprecedented population growth continues, future generations of children will not have adequate food, housing, medical care, education, earth resources and employment opportunities.” The current era has proved the outcome of negligence in this regard. The development and survival of nations depend […]
Environmental crimes: An emerging challenge By: Abdul Rauf Shakoori Dr Ikram ul Haq & Huzaima Bukhari on July 17, 2021The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), as an inter-governmental and international watchdog body, is playing an important role to protect our financial system from those who intend to pollute it. The organization works with an objective to identify the jurisdictions which pose higher risk to the global financial system and work with them to strengthen […]
Dilip Kumar, the son of Peshawar By: Hassan Naqvi on July 16, 2021Dilip Kumar, the Yousaf Khan, of Peshawar, but the ruler of millions of hearts across South Asia, has walked away with angels to his Maker. But the superstar of the Indian cinema is such a star, who will never fall and will keep on shining in the times to come. The way the death of […]
Artists need our assistance! By: Sajad Jatoi on July 16, 2021Art serves as a vehicle for the expression of inner feelings and emotions. It is through art that man gives voice and shape to things that cannot be explained otherwise. Thus art helps man explore new aspects of life. Although art is such an important field, we have unfortunately lost its value. It’s significance has […]
Is Pakistan committed to bringing all its girls to schools? By: Zehra Arshad on July 15, 2021Despite encouraging improvements observed during the last ten years or so, Pakistan remains one of the worst performing countries in terms of its education indicators. Girls, across all regions and educational levels remain the worst affected. Nationwide, the net enrolment rate for girls is 53% at the primary level, 21% at middle and only 14% […]
Muslims’ contributions to scientific thinking By: Zafarullah Khan on July 11, 2021Islam contributed enormously to humanity through advancements in all fields of learning. In addition to original intellectual breakthroughs, Islamic scholars preserved most of the important scientific and philosophical texts of ancient Greece in Arabic translations. Within the framework of Greek knowledge, Muslims intellectuals made several important contributions that continued into the Roman Era. The translation […]
Islam in Politics By: Amaan Yasser Effendi on July 9, 2021Islam plays an extremely important role in Pakistan’s politics, for after all the country was founded on the basis that Indian Muslims should have their own homeland. Imran Khan frequently mentions his dream to create a “Riyasat-e-Madina” in Pakistan. The first time Nawaz Sharif, the political protégée of Zia Ul Haq, came to power as […]
Manto and Khan: Fuel and Fire By: M. Wasay Mir on July 4, 2021“When we were enslaved, we could imagine freedom, but now that we are free, how will we imagine subjection?” – Saadat Hasan Manto Manto meeting Khan is akin to what happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object. The two are as different as they are similar. Holding truth on a high pedestal is […]
Moral impact of Islam on humanity By: Zafarullah Khan on July 4, 2021Islam contributed enormously to humanity through advancements in all fields of learning. The impact of Islam on human civilization can be divided into the two areas of moral and intellectual impact. A careful examination of both provides insight into the sophistication and advancement of Islamic culture. Life is important and the values of life are […]