Islamabad, July 11, 2025 ; Federal Minister for Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives, Prof. Ahsan Iqbal, delivered the keynote address. He underscored the urgency of addressing the growing threats of misinformation and disinformation, calling for collective efforts to counter these challenges. He committed to present the Media and Information Literacy framework developed through this dialogue...
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July 9, 2025July 9, 2025Pakistan
Several BYC Leaders Shifted to Civil Lines Police Station; Families Denied Access
Islamabad – In a concerning development, multiple leaders of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), including prominent activist Dr. Mahrang Baloch, have reportedly been moved from Hudda Jail to the Civil Lines Police Station. Sources confirm that Dr. Mahrang, along with activists Beebow and Gulzadi, are currently detained at the station, while the whereabouts of three...
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July 9, 2025July 9, 2025Blogs
When Mountains Burn: The Rising Heat of Chilas and Bunji
A shocking climatic change is setting its roots in the northern highlands of Pakistan where jagged ridgelines of Gilgit-Baltistan used to ensure cool relief even during mid summers. during the month of July of the year 2025, in two of the major towns of the region, Chilas and Bunji registered record high temperatures in their...
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July 6, 2025July 6, 2025Blogs
Who Decides Our Priorities?
Have we ever stopped to think why our conversations always revolve around the same centuries-old topics? Events that we never witnessed, were never part of, and for which we’re not responsible at all. Why do we keep talking, debating, accusing, and creating sectarian tensions over things for which we have no real pictures or complete...
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June 28, 2025June 28, 2025Pakistan
Pakistan’s Voice Heard at European Parliament as Samreen Khan Ghauri Participates in Global Youth Forum of Democracy
FRANKFURT, June 26 – Pakistani social and political activist Samreen Khan Ghauri recently concluded a high-profile visit to Europe, where she represented Pakistan at two prestigious international leadership programs. One of the key highlights of her visit was her participation in the European Youth Event (EYE 2025) held at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France,...
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Muharram al-Haram: Virtues, Significance, and Precious Moments of History
The first month of the Islamic year, Muharram al-Haram, is filled with profound spiritual significance and numerous momentous events in Islamic history. The Qur’an and Hadith emphasize the virtues of this sacred month. Muharram not only marks the beginning of the Islamic calendar but also refreshes the memory of monumental incidents like Karbala and countless...
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June 17, 2025June 17, 2025Columns
Western Media “lens”
Western media is reporting that Tehran is being evacuated, but it is not reporting that Tel Aviv is also being evacuated. Western media is reporting that Iran was trying to build a nuclear bomb, but it is not reporting that Israel has already built one. Western media is saying that Iran is a threat to...
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June 15, 2025June 15, 2025Columns
Animal Rights in Islam: From Natural Compassion to Religious Duty
Islam is a comprehensive way of life that not only governs human interactions, worship, and societal matters, but also instills justice, compassion, and kindness towards all creatures of the universe. Among these creations are animals — beings often used to fulfill human needs, but by no means devoid of rights. In today’s materialistic and self-centered...
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Oxford Pakistan Programme Annual Dinner Raises Landmark Pledges for its Scholarships Offering
OXFORD; UK: The Oxford Pakistan Programme (the “**OPP**”) celebrated a milestone at its Annual Fundraising Dinner at Lady Margaret Hall, securing transformative pledges for three new scholarships and a £100,000 endowment to empower Pakistan’s brightest students. Pakistan’s leading exporter Interloop Ltd, represented by businessman and philanthropist Mr Musadaq Zulqarnain TI, committed funding for a scholarship...
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U.S. CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING EXPOSES SYSTEMATIC SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND FORCED RELIGIOUS CONVERSIONS OF GIRLS IN PAKISTAN, EGYPT, AND IRAQ Advocates demand U.S. action to end impunity and hold perpetrators accountable
On June 11 in Washington, D.C., international human rights organizations—Jubilee Campaign, Coptic Solidarity, and the Yazidi Canadian Association—held a powerful congressional briefing on Capitol Hill, exposing the horrifying scale of forced religious conversions, child marriage, and sexual slavery targeting religious and ethnic minority women and girls in Pakistan, Egypt, and Iraq. The briefing, headlined by...