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Bahawalpur: Tragedy And Poverty

Bahawalpur: tragedy and poverty

Both terrorism and poverty cause deaths in different ways. Terrorists use bullets, Ak47s, suicide jackets and other means to kill and frighten people. But poverty is a silent killer. F…

After Bahawalpur

After Bahawalpur

The year 2017 will go down in history for bringing a dark, depressingly blood-drenched Eidul Fitr for Pakistan. It is inconceivable for a nation to “celebrate” Eid when around 500…

Bahawalpur And Parachinar

Bahawalpur and Parachinar

If there is one thing that sets Shias apart from other Muslim denominations, it is their elaborate rituals of mourning centred on the gravest tragedy in Islamic history – the…

Tale of Alipur destruction

ALIPUR tehsil of district Muzaffargarh, 80 per cent of whose population has been marooned for weeks, is situated between two mighty rivers and is close to Panjnad where five rivers…

Developing provincial NDCs

PAKISTAN presented its first Nationally Determined Contributions in 2016, updating it in 2021 and most recently submitting NDC 3.0 last month. The latest asks for $565.7 billion in climate finance.…

The politics of provincial lines

Ever since the advent of the parliamentary supermajority, the eyes have been watching more intently, the ears have popped wider, and the nose seems sharper than ever sniffing for what…

Unpacking campus scandals

NO one denies that outrageous incidents occur within our universities, sometimes making national news. Examples include professors demanding sexual favours for better grades, male students creating fake, explicit AI images…

‘I’m from here’

I SPENT a good portion of my childhood desperately trying to fit in. This meant tearful conversations with the parents about wanting turkey sandwiches for lunch instead of the kabab…