Op-Ed

Sara Ali Syed Islamabad was designed to be Pakistan’s ecological and aesthetic jewel; a capital woven into forests, hills, and green corridors. For decades, Margalla Hills, Shakarparian, Fatima Jinnah Park (F-9), and the city’s green…

As I walk through Paris — whether on a busy metro platform, inside a small café, or through a quiet neighborhood park — one reality becomes clear very quickly: France is not one single culture or religion. It is made up of many identities,…

I spent two weeks in Paris. Two weeks walking through a city that behaves as if it has signed a lifelong contract with order, beauty, and self-respect. And then, almost immediately after, I went to Peshawar. The distance between the two…

Walking through Paris, one begins to notice something before the monuments, before the museums, even before the cafés: art is everywhere, and it is not hiding. Small galleries line ordinary streets. Temporary exhibitions appear in public…

Zalmay Azad Paris is not just a city. Paris is a feeling that settles quietly in your heart when you walk its streets. It is the soft order of things, the calm rhythm of daily life, the invisible discipline that makes beauty last.…

This humble young man is Nawabzada Wahab Khan from Tank, someone who has dedicated his life to social service. This picture was taken at the Prime Minister Secretariat in Islamabad. The person next to him in a suit is Rana Mashood Ahmed…

Azerbaijan’s acquisition of Pakistan’s latest-generation JF-17C Block III “Thunder fighter jets marks a historic leap in the balance of airpower across the South Caucasus. The induction strengthens the Ankara-Islamabad-Baku defence axis,…