Op-Ed

I'd like to express my gratitude with a heartfelt "Thank You". This picture was taken by Shazade Khan, the grandson of the legendary Manawar Khan, inside the Deputy Commissioner Kohat Office, where he had gone to register his inherited arms…

This picture was taken stb 4. 30 PM on February 10th , 2025, at 4 PM in Islamabad’s E-11/4 sector, on the blessed occasion of the inauguration of Inayat Eye Hospital—a beacon of hope for those who have long struggled to find the right…

At 1330 hours on February 7, 2025, the Convention Centre in Islamabad stood in its full grandeur, hosting the International Climate Change Conference. The venue, reminiscent of Dawn’s mega events in the past under its former CEO, the…

This picture was taken on February 5, 2025, at 9:00 PM, where the intelligentsia converged under the umbrella of the Dawn Media Group in the Shamadan Hall of Serena. Although the event coincided with the sad demise of Prince Karim Aga Khan,…

This picture was taken at 3:30 PM on February 3, 2025, while I was driving on the M1 motorway towards Peshawar, where a human-ignited fire was raging. It seemed as if the lesson of poor air quality in our cities was being ignored, and the…

As you know, whenever I have picked up my pen, I have always picked it up for humanity and peace. But now it seems that enough has passed, perhaps there is no one listening in these walls. The purpose of my column is to express solidarity…

This picture was taken at 12:00 noon on January 29, 2025, as I was about to approach Abbottabad city from the highway. It speaks volumes of our lack of attention to details. The banner displayed on behalf of the Abbottabad police at this…

This photograph was taken on 26th January at 11:30 am in Peshawar. January is not just the start of a new year; it has personal significance for me. It marks the birthdays of my dear schoolmate Sadiq Akbar on the 8th, my son Aisam Khan on…

Islamabad : The Uraan Pakistan is a game-changer plan for economic revival. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has officially announced the National Economic Transformation Plan ‘Uraan Pakistan for the next five years. About the ‘Uraan Pakistan…

It was always a delight to see little Bilal’s eyes light up when I visited Tariq Mehmood’s home. The moment I walked in, he’d run up, brimming with excitement, demanding yet another one of my “jungle stories.” And I never disappointed.…