By Shujauddin Qureshi Published in “Newsline”, Pakistan The age old lifestyle of the Mohanas is threatened by the polluted waters of the RBOD. Once a beautiful lake with daffodils and lotus flowers attracting colourful migratory fowl from the chilly Siberian plateau, Manchhar lake, the habitat of the Mohanas, has been turned into a poisonous cesspool […]

جمہوریت کی مضبوطی یا نظام کی مجبوری؟⁦18⁩ویں ترمیم  کے بعد پارلیمنٹ کی نئی طاقت شجاع الدين قريشی پارلیمنٹ کے تسلسل نے پاکستان کی سیاست میں ایک بنیادی حقیقت ثابت کردی ہے۔ چاہے⁦28⁩ویں ترمیم کی قیاس آرائیاں ہوں، نئے صوبوں کی بحث ہو یا مارشل لا کی دھمکیاں، اب غیر جمہوری قوتوں کے لیے من مانی

Pakistan’s freshwater ecosystems are facing a growing and serious threat from the invasive fish species. Environmental experts have warned that invasive fish are endangering local biodiversity, damaging natural water systems, and putting the livelihoods of fishing communities at risk. According to the World Wide Fund for Nature Pakistan, immediate legal and environmental action is needed

Seventeen years on, the murder of Benazir Bhutto still casts a long shadow over Pakistan’s politics and its courts. The alleged killers are not behind bars serving final sentences; some were freed by the courts, and others continue to face unresolved legal proceedings. What endures is not closure, but a case that refuses to be

A front-page bottom quarter advertisement by the All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA), published across major national dailies on Monday, has raised fresh alarms over what the industry terms “a deepening crisis” in the country’s textile sector. In the prominently placed front-page ad, the apex textile body blamed government policies for escalating financial stress on

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Despite absence of students union, the recent student-led protest at Karachi’s Institute of Business Management (IoBM) has brought up an important topic about the power of unity and the necessity for institutions to be held accountable. This is especially essential in a country where student unions have been absent for almost 40 years.  A female