Category: Columns

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...