Climate-induced challenges mount for Isloites on May 7, 2024Islamabad’s idealized life is increasingly undermined by the looming specter of climate-induced health crises, necessitating concrete actions to protect the health and vitality of its residents. Seasonal allergies, such as pollen, monsoon and skin, intensify with erratic weather patterns, while poor air quality, fueled by carbon emissions aggravates respiratory ailments. “It’s not the pollen allergy […]
Pakistan and Terrorism on October 19, 2023Mastung, Balochistan and Hangu, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa were vehemently shaken by deadly blasts on the auspicious occasion of Prophet’s birthday. While the entire country was submerged in festivities of the auspicious day, the rogue terrorist elements grasped the opportunity to target innocent population. With terrorism spuriously infesting Pakistan, such incidences mark the graveness of confronting realities. How […]
Russia-Ukraine War – Reflections for Subcontinent on September 26, 2023Unbelievable yet real, the world has been witnessing a full scale, devastating war between Russia and Ukraine in 21st century. Despite desperate efforts from international community, the war has persisted. Russia has been reprimanded by the entire international community and heavily sanctioned unlike faced by any state ever before. Both sides have bore the brunt […]
Hindutva Extremism Seeping into Young India on September 8, 2023A constant wave of violence against minorities in India has been on the rise. From Manipur to Gurugram, minorities in India are bearing the brunt of extremist sentiments. Current Indian Prime minister, Narendra Modi is a member of the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) and a hard-core Hindutva fanatic. Modi’s rise to power in 2014 has […]
The plight of Malaika and Sonu: elephants in Karachi’s Safari Park need help on January 6, 2021After his visit to Karachi Safari Park, lawyer Owais Awan, who filed petition against Kaavan’s captivity, informed about the deteriorating health of two elephants, Malaika and Sonu. The elephants are chained for fifteen hours a day and are in dire need of proper health care. Their swollen feet have cracks that may lead to fatal […]
Real life ‘La Casa de Papel’: dramatic heist in Brazil on December 2, 2020A gang of hooded robbers besieged Criciúma city in southeast Brazil early Tuesday. More than 30 masked robbers entered the small and tranquil city that has a total population of not more than 200,000, in a convoy of 10-12 cars at midnight. The organized gang went on ransacking banks, setting vehicles on fire, and holding […]