A billion-rupee mining industry has quietly transformed Swat’s serene river into a graveyard — deep ditches dug for sand and gravel have erased the river’s natural course, making even shallow waters deadly.
Published08 Jul, 202511:10am
While Iran and Israel continue to attack each other, pilgrims in Pakistan find themselves in an uncertain position amid the shutdown of airspace and flight cancellations.
Updated19 Jun, 202503:02pm
"This is exactly the budget one can expect under the IMF programme," says Sajid Amin; Ali Hasnain terms budget relatively disciplined but within status quo.
Updated10 Jun, 202510:44pm
Pakistan has in recent days witnessed hundreds of Afghans dragging their belongings across the Torkham and Chaman borders as the govt began its second drive of deportations on March 31.
Updated07 Apr, 202504:54pm
Magistrate directs FIA director to prepare internal inquiry report over non-compliance of court orders, submit it within 15 days.
Updated28 Mar, 202502:34pm
The city's downtown descends into chaos as police attempt to thwart a demonstration organised by the Baloch Yakjehti Committee.
Published25 Mar, 202510:10am
In the last two months, 56 children, between the ages of zero and 18, were kidnapped across Karachi; 22 of them are still missing.
Updated25 Feb, 202507:52pm
You and I, when we go to clinics, we look up to physicians as upholding better values. But perhaps, that is too much to ask.
Updated27 Jan, 202505:40pm
Until her reunion with her long-separated sisters Malika and Sonia, lonely Madhubala’s best friend at Karachi Zoo had become a rubber tyre.
Updated22 Dec, 202410:12am
The APS attack claimed 147 lives in mere hours on Dec 16, 2014, but its impact — documented through the voices of survivors, grieving families, first responders, and a nation still grappling with terrorism — continues to shape Pakistan's struggle for peace a decade later.
Published16 Dec, 202410:27am
On December 16, 2014, Pakistan lived through one of the most horrific chapters in its history: the attack on Army Public School
Updated16 Dec, 202403:16pm
“This is groundbreaking. It is a big day for Madhubala, us and Pakistan,” says Dr Amir Khalil, head of the Four Paws team that led the operation.
Updated27 Nov, 202403:04pm
This piece is an attempt to document all of Israel’s genocidal acts in the last one year, which fall within the parameters set by the UN convention.
Published07 Oct, 202411:07am
From rebel anthems and satire to poetry that has moved generations, this is an ode to Pakistan's resistance music across nearly 8 decades.
Published14 Aug, 202411:32am
Experts say people abuse animals when they don't regard them as equal and consider their lives inferior to that of humans.
Published08 Jul, 202410:16am
