In a profession where exposure to traumatic events is often part of the job, the mental well-being of journalists is increasingly under the spotlight. An international conference titled “On Sacred Ground: Journalism, Education, and Trauma Conference 2024” recently convened in Oklahoma, United States, to explore how to better prepare journalists for the psychological impacts of […]
Equipped with faith: police officer resolute despite losing right hand in suicide attack
In January 2012, the police received a tip-off the presence suicide bombers in Akora Khattak area of Nowshera district and the cops succeeded in arresting two of the bombers. However, the third one detonated explosives, and blast deprived an officer, Alamzab, of his right hand. “I was a right hander as I used to do […]
Newly appointed VC says efforts on to steer institution out of crisis
While one of the oldest Pakistani universities, the University of Peshawar, has taken loans of more than Rs 900 billion during the last several years, the newly appointed Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Muhammad Idrees says he has planned to steer the institution out of the financial crises through various plans. Speaking to Daily Times, Dr Idrees […]
Gender inequalities further amplified by Covid-19 in Pakistan
No one has been immune from the larger than life impact of the Covid-19 in some shape or form which reared its ugly head back in March, 2020 in the Chinese city of Wuhan. Since then, the pandemic has touched and impacted almost all aspects of our lives be that social, economic, or political etc. […]
Unfolding the fake licenses fiasco
Things happen for a reason. Sometimes, for a good reason, other times, for a bad reason. Yet sometimes, they happen for an ugly reason. Reason that is beyond logic, common sense and comprehension. Reason that any sane mind would find hard to believe. Though, not a new phenomenon in our history, we tend to move […]
Question mark still hangs on Afghanistan after US-Taliban deal
While it remains to be whether the peace deal between the Afghan Taliban and the United States can to bring peace to Afghanistan or not, the fact remains that withdrawal of the US is a nightmare for Afghan government and security forces because almost 75% of the resources to it are provided by the US […]
Village reporting Pakistan’s first COVID-19 death de-sealed as situation improves
Police in Mardan district on Thursday withdrew around 200 personnel from Mangah union council, where a single person had spread coronavirus to several villages through social gatherings unknowingly. District Police Officer Sajjad Khan told media that they had deployed 250 policemen to completely lock down the union council on March 19. “Today we are de-sealing […]
PIA flight lands crew in quarantine
Gul Makai is used to spending time in hotels in various countries because it is something she has done as part of her job. However, staying locked in a room at a hotel in Islamabad, in her own country, is really troublesome for her. Gul Makai, an assumed name being used for anonymity, left her […]
Lockdown of corona-famed Manga village likely to end
The lockdown of Manga village in Mardan district is likely to be lifted in the near future, as 109 residents of the area have tested negative for the virus. Manga recently hit headlines as the area reported a large number of corona positive cases, with the contagion having spread from one Saadat Khan after he came […]
UNHCR donates five ambulances to KP govt
The UNHCR has donated five equipped ambulances to the government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in view of the prevailing emergency situation due to coronavirus epidemic. A press release from the UN refugee agency states that the head of UNHCR’s Sub-Office in Peshawar, Bernard Inkoom, handed over the five ambulances with advanced medical equipment to the Provincial […]