Munir Ahmed

About four decades back, the US and Nato troops aimed at saving Afghanistan from the Russian invasion. Then, the critics used to say that Afghanistan would be another Vietnam for America. Everyone knows the happenings in the region and globally afterwards. And, the story ended with an abrupt withdrawal of the US and Nato troops […]

A well-worded joint statement is out after Prime Minister Imran Khan’s meeting with President Xi Jinping, and the Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang. Once again, many hopes for the people of Pakistan, and many more promises by the visiting premier and eight of his top ministers. Brush aside the hopes of immediate cash aid or […]

Enemies are kitting new nets of cold war strategies against China while it will be entering the Tiger Year on February 1, 2022, with traditional great celebrations. Here begins the Chinese New Year or the Lunar Year with great fervour and renewed hopes of peace and prosperity. Happy new year to all Chinese across the […]

The first two weeks of January 2022 have been significant for the conservation of Margalla Hills National Park. The law-abiding and nature-loving citizens were overjoyed on the long-awaited verdicts putting a full stop to the encroachments into the Margalla Hills National Park by the influential individuals, government, and state departments. In a landmark verdict, the […]

Insensitivity prevails for 28 million humans of Afghanistan while the UN is shouting for urgent help believing that half the population now faces acute hunger, over nine million people have been displaced and millions of children are out of school. The lives of one million children are at risk as they are now facing severe […]

Two contrary practices are in full swing in the federal capital. Once again, unsustainable development and conversation are confronting each other. The land-grabbers and the real estate mafia are all out to convert every piece of the city into residential or commercial plots without taking care of Islamabad’s green nature. They have the support of […]

An accident at Faisal chowk on the Margalla Road in Islamabad on December 26, 1994, cost us the life of Pakistan’s foremost blunt feminine voice in Urdu poetry, Parveen Shakir. Inclement weather could not stop duty-bound Shakir to leave for her office but she could not reach it. Her body was taken to the house […]

The federal capital is stormed with yet another controversy. Once again, it is about the sheer violence of the Margalla Hills National Park. The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has jump-started the construction of Margalla Avenue, beginning from Sangjani to sector D-12, without any Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) approved by the Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency (Pak-EPA). […]

The theme of this year’s International Mountain Day was Sustainable Mountain Tourism. The theme was set to create awareness about the importance of sustainable tourism as a backbone for the economic sustainability of the people living in the mountain. Responsible tourism can play a key role in the sustainability of the sector without much stress […]

International Mountain Day is celebrated annually on December 11 to create awareness about the importance of mountains to life and to highlight the opportunities and constraints in mountain development. The other objective is to build alliances that will bring positive change to mountain peoples and environments around the world. The UN General Assembly declared 2002 […]