’’ میرا انام… میرا نام لماں ہے جی! ماں باپ نے تو نام محمد اسلم رکھا تھا مگر انھوں نے خود ہی اس قابل نہیں سمجھا کہ وہ میری یا میرے نام کی عزت کرتے تو دنیا میں اورکون ایسا کرتا۔ ہم دو بھائی ہیں، چھوٹے چھوٹے سے ہی تھے کہ اماں کو ہمار ے […]
A constitutional petition has been filed in the Peshawar High Court (PHC) challenging the operation of an oil depot in Taro Jabba, Nowshera, citing serious risks to the lives of schoolchildren. The petition names the federal and provincial governments, the Chairman of the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA), and other relevant authorities as respondents. […]
A Field General Court Martial has convicted Lt Gen Faiz Hameed (Retd) on multiple charges, including political interference, violation of the Official Secret Act and misuse of authority. The punishment awarded to the former DG ISI is not only historic; it is also exceptional. This judgement impacts three key areas: the opposition, PTI; the government, […]
All eyes are on Imran Khan. It is quite remarkable how, whenever he has a chance, Khan makes everything about himself. It is even more remarkable that everyone also makes everything about him. The more the system tries to pretend it is ignoring him, and the more it insists that he has lost relevance, the […]
Naseer Turabi was one of my mentors, and I had the privilege of learning the intricacies of literature from him. Jaun Elia, Obaidullah Aleem, Parveen Shakir and Iftikhar Arif were other legends of the era who contributed to not only theme-laden poetry, rich, articulate and exceptional to this day, with a personified edge in ghazals […]
While the average life expectancy rate in South Asia hovers between 70-72, with some countries like Sri Lanka even nearing the 80-mark, Pakistan continues to land in the 60s since the early 1990s. A gradual surge in particulate pollution over this century’s first decade has already reduced life expectancy in Pakistan by 1.5 years. Now, […]