Islamabad; The Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund (PPAF) had the honour of hosting Mr. Taiga Yano, Representative of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Pakistan Office, and Ms. Nazia Sehar, Senior Program Manager, at its Islamabad headquarters. The visit was part of an ongoing effort to explore potential avenues for collaboration between PPAF and JICA, aligned...
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April 18, 2025April 18, 2025MINORITIES, Pakistan
Ahmadi Man Killed by Mob Outside Worship Place in Karachi Amid Rising Religious Intolerance
KARACHI, April 18 — A 46-year-old man belonging to the Ahmadiyya community was brutally lynched by a mob allegedly affiliated with Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) outside an Ahmadi place of worship in the Preedy area of Karachi on Friday. According to police and community sources, the deceased, identified as Laeeq Ahmed Cheema, was attacked with bricks...
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April 16, 2025April 16, 2025Blogs
Pakistan’s Looming Crisis: A Nation Running Dry
Pakistan, a land blessed with bountiful seasons and a diverse landscape, is grappling with a silent killer – water scarcity. Despite the beauty of its four seasons and the abundance of fruits and vegetables they bring, the weight of the country’s problems threatens to drown out the joys of a simple life. The primary culprit...
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April 14, 2025April 14, 2025Blogs
Professor Khurshid Ahmad: A Beacon of Islamic Thought, Economy, and Scholarship Passes Away
On April 13, 2025, Pakistan lost one of its most distinguished scholars, economists, politicians, authors, and researchers. Professor Khurshid Ahmad, the founding chairman of the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS), former senator, and an internationally recognized Islamic thinker, passed away in Leicester, United Kingdom, after a prolonged illness. Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji’un. Early Life...
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April 13, 2025April 13, 2025Columns
The Future World and Humanity
In the way the world is progressing in the fields of science and technology, what will be the implications for humanity and this planet? Let’s try to understand this. Firstly, we need to assess the changes happening on this planet. In the next hundred years, there will be a significant increase in the average temperature...
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April 12, 2025April 12, 2025Pakistan
WJAP condemns FIA’s Witch-Hunt Against Former Senator Farhatullah Babar
Women Journalists Association of Pakistan (WJAP) has expressed deep concern over the Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) recent inquiry based on malafide intentions against former senator Farhatullah Babar, a renowned human rights activist based on vague allegations filed by an anonymous complainant . In a statement issued on Saturday , Founder of WAJP Fauzia Kalsoom...
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April 11, 2025April 11, 2025Pakistan
The Role of Youth for a Peaceful and Prosperous Pakistan
“Empowering the Next generation with the right tools, knowledge, and values for sustainable peace in NMDs of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa” By Dr. Qibla Ayaz during One-day seminar on “The Role of Youth for a Peaceful and Prosperous Pakistan in Peshawar” Peshawar, April 10, 2025 “By empowering the next generation with the right tools, knowledge, and values,...
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April 7, 2025April 7, 2025Blogs
HEC Introduces Seerah Education as a Compulsory Part of University Curriculum
Nearly two years have passed since the Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan made it mandatory for all undergraduate students in Pakistani universities to study the Seerah (biography) of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. This significant step aimed to reconnect young minds with the life, character, and teachings of the Prophet ﷺ. However, despite the policy’s...
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April 5, 2025April 5, 2025Blogs
Envision Pakistan in 2035, Imagine Pakistan in 2035: A powerful, politically strong, and inclusive nation
A country with cultural heritage, strategic geopolitical status and abundant natural resources, Pakistan is a powerful, politically strong and comprehensive state Introduction Pakistan faces much hindrances in 1947. But despite political instability, economic struggles and social problems, their people’s resilience maintains the dream of a prosperous and progressive Pakistan. By 2035, I assume that Pakistan...
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April 5, 2025April 5, 2025Blogs
Echoes of Injustice in Quetta, Baluchistan
Shaal (Quetta), the capital of Baluchistan Province in Pakistan, is a multicultural city where people of various cultures and ethnicities have lived together peacefully for many years. It has a rich history with no significant racial or sectarian biases until 1990s. It has been home to ancient civilizations, such as Mehrgarh civilization, one of the...