Beneath Punjab’s fertile fields and bustling cities, a silent crisis is deepening. The groundwater sustaining the province is disappearing at an alarming rate. From 2004 to 2024, water tables in 30 districts have fallen, with 27 seeing sharp declines. Lahore’s table dropped 48 feet-from 31 to 79 feet-Pakpattan’s by 44 feet, and Multan’s by 32...
Category: Columns
Home
Columns
Post
October 8, 2025October 8, 2025Columns
Prevention or Perpetual Treatment?
Prevention or Perpetual Treatment? Since 2010, more than 4,700 lives have been lost. An estimated seventy billion dollars gone. Mohsin LeghariSeptember 15, 2025 A superior doctor prevents sickness; a mediocre doctor attends to impending sickness; an inferior doctor treats sickness. –Chinese proverb. Now swap “doctor” with “state” and “sickness” with “flood.” Where does Pakistan fit...
Post
Protection of the Haramain and Pakistan
Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif’s recent visit to Saudi Arabia marked a historic milestone in the relationship between the two brotherly nations. At Riyadh’s royal palace, Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman and Pakistan’s Prime Minister signed the “Strategic Mutual Defense Agreement (SMDA)”, a pact aimed at strengthening defense cooperation and ensuring...
Post
Illusion of Public Wisdom
Public anger on the streets is no longer a shock. Take Nepal’s recent example: a mass movement shook the entire system, forcing the government to bend after a bloody clash that left 19 dead. public demonstration in Nepal was latest of the series which earlier took place in Serbia, Mongolia, Mali, Ukraine, Bangladesh, and Kenya...
Post
September 10, 2025September 10, 2025Columns
A Warning to Women Entrepreneurs: The Chilling Effectof Khadija Shah’s Legal Ordeal
It is heartbreaking to hear about the 5-year sentence given to Khadija Shah in the May 9th case. A young, talented entrepreneur who has contributed so much to Pakistan’s fashion industry is now facing such harsh injustice. This is not only unfair to her as an individual, but also a blow to the spirit of...
Post
September 5, 2025September 5, 2025Columns
The Character of the Prophet ﷺ, A Timeless Need
When we look at history, we see mighty kings, conquerors, and statesmen who left their mark on human civilization. Yet among them stands one unique figure whose words and actions, inner and outer life, were in complete harmony: the Leader of the Prophets, Muhammad Mustafa ﷺ. His life was the embodiment of noble character. Even...
Post
August 30, 2025August 30, 2025Columns
When Rivers Overflow: Lives Disrupted Amid 2025 Floods
A Devastating Human Toll This August, Punjab has faced one of its harshest floods in decades. Streets, fields, and entire villages are submerged under water, leaving families scrambling to save what little they can. Children sit on rooftops, parents carry belongings through waist-deep water, and the elderly struggle to escape the rising rivers. The human...
Post
August 26, 2025August 26, 2025Columns
Rabi‘ al-Awwal: The Arrival of the Prophet ﷺ, The Reality of Innovations, and Historical Insights
Rabi‘ al-Awwal is the third month of the Islamic calendar. It holds a special place in Islamic history as it was in this month that the Leader of all Messengers, the Seal of the Prophets, Muhammad Mustafa ﷺ, was both born and passed away. These two events are of immense significance for the Muslim Ummah....
Post
August 24, 2025August 24, 2025Columns
Stateless in Dhaka, Silent in Islamabad: No country for the Patriots?
Whenever I have written about the pro-Pakistan, non-Bengali Urdu-speaking community in former East Pakistan—(which included Punjabis, Pathans, and people from UP and CP, but most prominently Bihari Muslims who migrated from Bihar)—whether in columns, podcasts, or on social media, I have faced two kinds of responses. The first is cold silence, as if no one...
Post
August 23, 2025August 23, 2025Columns
Hero Shepherd Saves Hundreds as Glacier Lake Outburst Flood Ravages Ghizer Talidas Village
A massive glacier lake outburst flood (GLOF) swept through Talidas village in Ghizer district on Friday, destroying nearly 80 percent of the settlement. Miraculously, no casualties were reported. Locals credit the quick thinking of a shepherd, Wasiyat Khan, for preventing a tragedy. Living near the glacier,wasiyat Khan noticed unusual water movement and immediately warned downstream...