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...
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NCHR Calls on Health Department for Inclusive HIV Services for Transgender Persons
Peshawar, June 2025 — The National Commission for Human Rights (NCHR), an independent statutory body established under the NCHR Act, 2012, is mandated to monitor the human rights situation in Pakistan, investigate violations, and recommend policy reforms to uphold constitutional and international obligations. Upholding its commitment to the protection of marginalized communities, NCHR has formally...
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Zamir Niazi: The Conscience of Pakistani Journalism
On June 11, 2004, Pakistan lost a voice of conscience, a principled journalist, and a chronicler of press freedom Zamir Niazi. He passed away in Karachi and was laid to rest at the cemetery located on Abu al-Hasan Isfahani Road. His loss marked the end of an era in which journalism was not just a...
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June 4, 2025June 4, 2025EDUCATION
Education Department Applauded for Strengthening Dialogue with Youth Leaders on Girls’ Education
Peshawar, A meeting was convened today at the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Secretariat between the Elementary and Secondary Education Department (E&SED) and members of the Rise and Shine Girls’ Education Leadership Network. The engagement provided a platform for the girl leaders from secondary schools to voice their experiences and concerns regarding access to quality education. Key officials...
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June 4, 2025June 4, 2025Blogs
Parentless Freedom Ends in Bloodshed
The tragic murder of a TikToker girl in Islamabad is not just a horrifying incident—it is a stark reflection of our society’s moral decay. This heart-wrenching event has shaken the conscience of many, but the pressing question remains: When will we wake up? When will we begin to question the so-called “freedoms” under whose guise...
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June 3, 2025June 3, 2025Blogs
Arhama Iqbal – A Rising Artist from Nazimabad, Karachi
In a bustling corner of Karachi’s Nazimabad area, creativity flourishes in the form of a young and passionate artist — Arhama Iqbal. A graduate with a Bachelor’s degree in Education, Arhama is more than just a student of academics. She is a gifted calligrapher, painter, and baking expert, whose talent and dedication are quickly turning...