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* Desertification*!!
In a poignant expression by student named Mujahid Islam, a nature lover who points at the mismanagement of Pakistan's green spaces by inept government officials is causing desertification at an alarming pace. This dire situation paints them…
* Collateral damage *
Out of all losses, losing trust of the people is the worst that any State can suffer . Pakistan has been too good at not being trusted internationally but now the saddest part is that its own people began to lose their faith in both its…
* Rest in peace *!!
This picture of Ghulam Farooq, Editor - in-Chief Daily Shumal Swat, was taken on 9th December 2023 at 1:53 PM on his dialysis bed, while his son Abdullah tried to wake him up to meet his favorite surgeon, Dr. Nadir Hussain, whom he had…
* Life cycle * !!
The entire life cycle of any progressive nation is based on its past, dedicated to teachers who shape it, the present that both entrepreneurs and philanthropists together propel, and the future which the students in the society provide…
* Voice of Pukhtuns *. !!
Honourable Fazal Rahim Khan, a senior journalist from Swat, was the very first to break the sad news of the passing away of Rehmat Shah Afridi, the founder of the Frontier Post, the first English Language Independent Newspaper owned and…
Examining the Dissonance: 75 Years of Universal Declaration of Human Rights and Struggle for Rights…
International conventions impact inter and intrastate relations by establishing universal principles to govern and control the interactions among states. Within this framework, freedom, independence, and the entitlement to…
* Cicatrix *!!
The permanent mark that a healed wound leaves behind is cicatrix and similar is the emotional scar that permanently stays when one is separated from his spouse in a retired life. This piece I dedicate to Nadeem Khan a retired Senior banker…
“100 out” !!
As I travelled early morning yesterday from Swat to CMH Rawalpind, to attend to a family medical emergency, confronting a brotherly former colleague, Maj Naeem Iqbal Khan. As I rose from sleep this morning that the the news of the death of…
” Markets’ Predicament * !!
When the famous psychologist Erik Erikson informally said “everything before the ‘but’ is horseshit,” a century ago, no one really paid heed. Today, the word 'but,' suggests that what follows may be more aligned with the speaker's true…
*Swat press club*!!
Upon joining the Dawn Newspaper in Islamabad, I aspired to delve into journalism. However, Honourable Hameed Haroon as Dawn Newspaper CEO's decision to appoint me in a management role way back in 1997 was unexpected. At that time, I failed…
