Category: Columns

  Punjab, the most populous province in Pakistan, is once again shrouded in smog, forcing citizens to endure burning eyes, a sore throat, and difficulty breathing. The government response was to impose closures of schools, markets, and restaurants from November 9 to November 12, exacerbating the societal and economic toll already imposed by environmental issues....

A peaceful afternoon in the Pahar Ganj area of Karachi, took a violent turn after a dispute between the leading Pastor of a local church, Pervaiz Gulzar’ and a radical fruit seller escalated into a horrific scene of vandalism and violence. The dispute arose when the fruit seller positioned his cart in front of the...

Pakistan beyond COP28 pakistan is the eighth most vulnerable nation to the climate crisis, responsible for less than 1% of the world’s planet-warming gases. Flash flood, changing weather patterns, cyclone, rising temperature…. What is happening right now at 1.2 degrees centigrade of warming of planet earth is not because of the poor people in Pakistan,...

Having a comfortable car in your life is like a true friend and happiness .Whoever said money can’t buy happiness, just never bought a right car. Because life is just like driving through rough and tough surfaces, through ups and downs, through smooth and bumpy roads and all just to stay in our lane unless...

Christian families in a village near Sargodha city were forced to flee their homes following accusations of blasphemy against a local Christian man. The tensions ignited when 45-year-old Haroon Shahzad shared a Bible verse from 1st Corinthians 10: 18-12 on his Facebook page. While his post made no direct reference to the Muslim holy festival...

The aftermath of the Jaranwala incident, which unfolded in Faisalabad’s district, continues to cast a daunting shadow over Pakistan’s Christian community. The incident, sparked by allegations against two brothers for desecrating the Holy Quran and insulting religious sentiments, escalated into a rampage, leaving more than twenty churches and dozens of homes in ruins. However, the...

Pakistani society presents a very beautiful but complicated picture according to its individuality, divided into different nationalities, colors, races, languages, tribes and brothers, our society is showing a picture of fights, riots and anarchy. In particular, hatred and fighting on the basis of religion and sect should not be acceptable in any society. Nations around...

  I always wounder and fascinated by the manifesto line of SDGs “No one left behind” isn’t such a powerful phrase on which i strongly believe that for the SDGs to thrive, young people who are part of the marginalized communities, must not be left behind! And that is how the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)...