A Chinese company has introduced what it calls the world’s first robot phone, a device that stands apart from conventional smartphones due to its highly unusual design and camera mechanism. Unlike ordinary smartphones currently available in the market, this device is not positioned as a standard handset. It has been described as a robot smartphone...
When Islamabad International Airport officially became operational in 2018, it was introduced as more than just a replacement for an outdated facility. It was presented as a statement — a gateway meant to reflect modern Pakistan, efficiency, and global standards. For travelers arriving in the capital, expectations were high: smoother operations, superior infrastructure, and an...
ISLAMABAD:A rock climbing championship has officially kicked off in Islamabad, bringing together young athletes from across Pakistan in a show of strength, endurance, and determination. The event has been launched by the Alpine Club of Pakistan, in collaboration with the Interprovincial Coordination Division, marking an important step toward the promotion of adventure sports in the...
Shahzad Manzar, whose real name was Ibrahim Abdul Rahman Arif, is known as a respected short story writer and critic in Urdu literature. He was born on January 1, 1933, in Calcutta, India. His father’s name was Abdul Rahman Ahmed Arif, from whom his full name was derived. After the creation of Pakistan, he moved...
Bullying, neglect and violence leave marks that linger well into adulthood. Childhood is described as a formative period. The entire span of childhood carries deep vulnerability. These years do not merely shape a person but they can make or break them. With the brain at its most malleable, childhood is when experiences, environments and relationships...
As 2025 comes to an end, it is time to reflect not only on personal journeys but on a silent pattern shaping our society: unclear relationships, emotional dependence without responsibility, and the damage caused by unresolved attachments. Many relationships begin sincerely but without direction. One person becomes deeply attached, while the other accepts care and...
More than five decades after 1971, a community of Pakistanis remains largely erased from Pakistan’s collective media memory: the Urdu-speaking, non-Bengali Pakistanis commonly referred to as Biharis who were left behind in Bangladesh after the fall of Pakistan (fall of Dhaka). As a journalist, I am trained to observe dispassionately. But this subject is not...
(Acknowledgment: Mr. Mirza Hamid Baig) Shabnam Minarvi, whose real name was Malik Muhammad Hussain, is counted among those Urdu poets who managed to bring together literature and professional responsibility at different stages of their lives. On one hand, he held a respected position in the field of engineering; on the other, he is remembered in...
The escalation in South Asia’s hydro-politics has reached a fever pitch, signaling a shift that could fundamentally alter the region’s stability. When New Delhi issued a formal notice to modify the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) earlier this year, the diplomatic alarms rang loudest in Islamabad and Lahore. The ensuing discourse has predictably centered on the...
On Friday, October 17, 2025, between ten and eleven in the morning, my office welcomed two dear, worthy, and diligent students of the Class, Bint e Shafique and Bint e Faiz. They came with questions related to the lesson, thoughtful ones, the kind that show a student is not only listening but living with what...