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Dr Sharmila Faruqi
Dr Sharmila Faruqi

  • November 30, 2025

    A political legacy forged in courage

    Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto addresses a mammoth gathering....

  • November 25, 2025

    A step towards safety

     Women take part in a demonstration in Lahore to mark International...

  • October 18, 2025

    Martyrs of democracy

    Former prime minister Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto. — APP/File“I...

  • September 25, 2025

    Pakistan on the global stage

    PM Shehbaz Sharif , COAS Field Marshal Asim Munir pictured with Saudi...

  • September 14, 2025

    Our invisible backbone

    In this picture, a mother holding her child in her arms can be seen on...

  • August 01, 2025

    Silenced, surveilled, subjugated

    An Indian military personnel stands in the middle of a road amid a curfew...

  • August 01, 2025

    Silenced, surveilled, subjugated

    An Indian military personnel stands in the middle of a road amid a curfew...

  • July 23, 2025

    No honour in this murder

    Screengrab of viral video shows tribal members carrying out “honour...

  • July 23, 2025

    No honour in this murder

    Screengrab of viral video shows tribal members carrying out “honour...

  • June 14, 2025

    A risky race without a rulebook

    Crypto may well be the future. But it cannot be built on fantasy

  • May 26, 2025

    A future for every girl

    Child marriage remains one of most persistent and devastating injustices in our country

  • May 07, 2025

    Resistance is duty

    India faces crucial state elections later this year, and now having overplayed its hand with hasty accusations

  • April 21, 2025

    Balochistan’s tipping point

    For decades, Balochistan has been viewed as a security threat rather than political and developmental partner

  • March 26, 2025

    Women’s unfinished struggle

    In Punjab, over 7,000 women have filed inheritance cases since 2021, with more than 3,000 still unresolved

  • March 08, 2025

    Let women lead

    They are waiting for world where they can work without fear and walk without danger

  • February 16, 2025

    Climate change and gender

    Women make up 70% of world's poor. They produce 50–80% of the world's food, yet own less than 20% of world's land

  • February 04, 2025

    Development or deprivation?

    Agriculture is backbone of Sindh’s economy, contributing significantly to Pakistan’s GDP

  • December 27, 2024

    What Benazir left behind

    Anniversary of her death is not just moment to mourn but time to reflect on what Pakistan lost

  • November 01, 2024

    Kashmir’s unyielding spirit

    Modi government has enacted sweeping changes – administratively, electorally, and demographically – under guise of returning to normalcy

  • October 11, 2024

    A new dawn for justice

    Initiative was aimed at enhancing justice and creating judiciary that reflects diverse interests of provinces

  • August 27, 2024

    Road to Digital Pakistan

    Pakistan highlighted challenges its IT sector faces with cracks in country's expanding industries

  • August 20, 2024

    Power of the people

    This upheaval serves as reminder of high cost of dissent in society plagued by rampant

  • July 12, 2024

    Path to stability

    Pakistan is currently striving to counter both extremism and terrorism -- a measure crucial for its stability

  • June 12, 2024

    India’s electoral lessons

    Modi’s high-stakes campaign and the exit polls predicting a sweeping victory, the BJP won only 240 seats

  • May 28, 2024

    A sustainable future

    If we fail to act, widespread unrest like that in AJK is inevitable

  • April 01, 2024

    Why the NFC matters

    Expenditure on federal government operations surged from Rs271 billion in 2013-14 to Rs553 billion in 2022-23, a staggering increase of 104 per cent

  • January 27, 2024

    What the future holds

    Bilawal asserts our commitment to implementing a concrete plan that includes providing free electricity and enhancing social safety programmes

  • December 27, 2023

    Bhutto’s legacy

    The Pakistan People’s Party has long been a proponent of progressive...

  • October 27, 2023

    The unforgiveable genocide in Gaza

    Smoke and fire rise from a levelled building as people gather amid the...

  • September 29, 2023

    Our big opportunity

    Pakistan currently finds itself at a critical juncture, grappling with a...

  • August 08, 2023

    From vision to reality

    Pakistan has marked the 10-year milestone of the China-Pakistan Economic...

  • July 29, 2023

    Silent victims

    Besides the challenges of economic and political uncertainty, Pakistan...

  • June 26, 2023

    Where did we go wrong?

    I recently went through an old photograph that stirred thoughts of the...

  • May 06, 2023

    Women, climate change and health

    Climate change has impacted many people worldwide, from Syria and Turkey...

  • March 31, 2023

    The looming water crisis

    Water scarcity is a growing concern across the globe, affecting millions...

  • March 02, 2023

    The climate challenge

    Human-induced climate change, also known as anthropogenic climate change,...

  • November 09, 2022

    Change for the better

    Pakistan is a country that has a plague-like problem of abusing women,...

  • September 28, 2022

    Breaking the false glass ceiling

    In Iran, 22-year-old Mahsa Amini passed away due to police brutality...

  • July 26, 2021

    Crisis upon crisis

    The state of the economy of any country is determined through its Gross...

  • June 03, 2021

    The graves of Gaza

    In the midst of the global Covid-19 crisis, Palestine is once more bathed...

  • April 10, 2021

    Parliament on ventilator

    Pakistan is witnessing economic and political turmoil of an unprecedented...

  • January 28, 2021

    Economic bomb

    For the last two and a half years of the PTI government, Pakistan has...

  • December 19, 2020

    Aseefa enters politics

    Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto’s assassination had left the whole...

  • November 05, 2020

    Save the animals

    With Covid-19 waves disrupting literally every segment of society this...

  • September 23, 2020

    No time for water politics

    Our glaciers are shrinking, droughts are intensifying, and oceans are...

  • August 16, 2020

    Living among the graves

    The valley of Kashmir has been under a brutal military siege way before...

  • July 09, 2020

    A food insecure world

    With its powerful potential to disrupt all global activities, the...

  • June 15, 2020

    Prioritizing mental health

    The Covid-19 pandemic is reshaping our lifestyles in an unprecedented...