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Chainsawed Islamabad

Trees are the custodians of life. Long before climate treaties, court orders or development plans, they sustained civilisations. Unfortunately, Pakistan’s brick-and-mortar mindset deems them expendable obstacles. The abrupt and large-scale…

Islamabad’s waste dilemma

When you walk through the streets of Islamabad, you can immediately sense the contradictions of a rapidly growing city. Gleaming new sectors, high-rise apartments and buzzing marketplaces present an image…

Dealing with Islamophobia

In 2015, while speaking alongside the French ambassador, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu termed Muslims “dangerous animals” and complained that Israel had too many of them. A few years ago,…

Islamabad moves, will Delhi respond?

The trilateral summit in Lachin did not make headlines for the right reasons. While media coverage focused on defence cooperation and investment agreements among Pakistan, Turkey and Azerbaijan, Prime Minister…

Islamic banking dilemmas

In a groundbreaking move, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has committed to converting the country’s entire banking system into a Shariah-compliant Islamic model by December 2027. This ambitious step…

Islamic modernism

PRISTINE Islam was a scientific statement of man’s role and relation to God and the universe. This movement of moral initiative was intent to create a world moral order with…