Op-Ed

This piece I dedicate to Honourable Rafia Zakaryia, whose article "Pardon My French" appeared in Dawn highlighting the racial crime of a cold blooded murder by French police of an Algerian teenager that sparked wide spread protest in…

This write-up is a result of my telephone conversation with Honourable Saleem, affectionately known as Saleem Cat, which took place on July 6th at 7:15 PM. After a three-month gap, I had the opportunity to speak with Saleem, who informed me…

Recently, Major Jamil Kiyani, a personal friend, shared a heartwarming picture of their visit to the final year cadets at Islamabad's Sweet Home. These young men, unfortunately fatherless, find solace in the fact that there are individuals…

This photograph, captured on July 5th, 2023 at 11:30 am, features General Zaman of Khurram Agency at the office of the SDO IESCO Rural Honourable Abid Balouch, Kurram Agency is a geography in KP that borders Afghanistan, where my late…

Doomed are the nations that live for the moment, disregarding the consequences of their actions on the environment. Nothing epitomizes this impending doom more than the image captured on Tuesday, 4th July 2023, at 6 PM, at the bustling…

As the morning of Thursday, June 29th, 2023, dawned, I intended to write this article at 4 am. Unfortunately, due to a low battery, I couldn't seize that opportune moment when my thoughts were brimming with words. As a poet and a…

Azam Khan, is a name with deep family sentimental attachment, with my own forefathers carrying the name in 18th , 19th , 20th century and even in the 21st century my my youngest and dearest son carry the legacy knowing names have nothing…

As mercury rises so my thoughts with my fellow countrymen who are mostly without electricity and fans with a fraction privileged to be in air conditioned environment. My own preference is to be in an environment where the air is naturally…

Within the precincts of the twin cities of Rawalpindi - Islamabad there is a sub division of IESCO called Gangal that has some important housing colonies to feed electric such as Judicial Colony of former judges , Gulzar- e - Quaid a Punjab…

As Honorable Prime Minister Shabaz Sharif prepares to embark on a flight to Paris, shamelessly attempting to mingle with his affluent counterparts from developed countries, those who have prioritized serving their nations over themselves.…