Category: Columns

Pakistan faces an existential crisis as rapid population growth continues to strain resources and compromise the quality of life. The country’s population challenges are indeed substantial; however, they are not insurmountable. History shows that nations have overcome far greater obstacles when they are united by sound and inspiring narratives. For Pakistan, crafting and sustaining a...

It started in a calm classroom when our professor, Dr. Imtiaz from the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, gave us a presentation on globalization, explaining both its advantages and disadvantages. At first, globalization sounded like a positive idea. It was described as a bridge between countries, making the world smaller and more connected. Famous...

Martin Luther King Jr.’s idea that when a society focuses all its resources and attention on wars, public issues like education and healthcare are pushed aside, strongly reflects the reality of Pakistan today. The continuous environment of violence, bomb blasts, and bloodshed has deeply affected our collective thinking. Human suffering has sadly become a routine...

Emotional manipulation operates through multiple outlets, from intimate family relationships to powerful mass-media narratives. Emotional manipulation does not only harm individuals, it corrodes the emotional framework of society itself. When empathy and sympathy are repeatedly used as tools of control rather than understanding, they lose their moral clarity and are learned in distorted forms. Those...

Before the Partition of India, Allahabad was a remarkably fertile and respected center of Indian literature. It was a time when the Progressive Movement was taking firm root, and in an intellectual and literary city like Allahabad, new ideas and revolutionary tendencies were clearly taking shape. Mushairas, literary gatherings, and journals gave Urdu literature a...

Islamabad, once admired for its well-planned layout, quiet streets, and orderly traffic, is now encountering growing challenges in urban management. Instead of easing commuters’ woes, many new projects often have visible and noticeable effects on daily travel. The constant noise, horns, and smoke amid heavy traffic test the patience of the people, highlighting the need...

Lahore also holds a historic position in the world of literature. For centuries, this city has remained a center of poetry, short stories, drama, and other literary forms. During the Mughal era, its poetic gatherings contributed significantly to the growth of Urdu and Persian literature, while in the modern literary movements of the Subcontinent, writers...

In the history of Urdu short fiction, there are some names that never become widely famous, yet their work leaves a lasting impression on serious readers. Qamar Abbas Nadeem is one such writer. On one hand, he was a doctor in his professional life, and on the other, a sensitive and deeply thoughtful short story...

Daily prayer sits at the center of a Muslim’s life. It shapes routine, builds discipline, and keeps the heart connected to its purpose. Still, maintaining consistency with five daily prayers becomes challenging when work schedules tighten, travel increases, and attention is constantly pulled in different directions. Many people do not struggle with intention; they struggle...