By: Teepu Rehman Abbasi There is no honour in murder. Yet, in Pakistan, thousands of women are killed every year by their own families under the grotesque banner of “honour.” These women are strangled, shot, burned, or bludgeoned to death — not for crimes, but for choices: for speaking to a man, for rejecting a forced marriage, for seeking a …
By Areej Riaz The devastating floods of 2022, and now the ongoing 2025 floods, are not isolated events. They are a recurring reality of our changing climate — one that Pakistan cannot afford to keep confronting with only emergency relief and reconstruction. Each disaster displaces millions, wipes out livelihoods, destroys infrastructure, and sets back development by years. But what if …
BY: Dr. Muhammad Ajmal Chaudhary Childhood blindness remains a significant public health concern in Pakistan, placing a substantial economic burden on families and the wider community. The National Committee for the Prevention of Blindness recently revealed a sobering statistic: approximately one percent of the Pakistani population lives in darkness, with an estimated 1.2 per 1,000 children affected. Alarmingly, at least …
BY: MUHAMMAD ALIIn recent years, the so-called “International Union of East Turkistan Organizations” (IUETO) has repeatedly made noise on the international stage. Cloaked in the banners of “human rights” and “freedom,” they in fact engage in separatist and destructive activities. While posturing as the “voice of the weak,” they secretly manipulate public opinion and deliberately smear the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor. …
BY: H.E. Jiang Zaidong, Chinese Ambassador to PakistanAt the invitation of H.E. President Xi Jinping, H.E. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif visited China from August 30 to September 4 to attend the twenty-fifth meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Member States of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and the commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the victory of …
By Rizwan Shoukat, Pakistan’s telecom sector stands at an inflection point where urgency, opportunity, and inevitability converge. The shift from traditional Tel-Cos to integrated Tech-Cos is no longer an abstract idea. It is a structural transition already reshaping global telecoms. The question is not whether to move, but how quickly and decisively the move is made. Delayed response risks irrelevance, …
As part of the Overseas Chinese Uyghur community living in Rawalpindi, I had the incredible honour of a cultural and educational visit to China. The visit beginning from Xinjiang and spanning multiple cities concluded in Beijing. This journey carried deep personal significance, reconnecting me with my ancestral roots in Xinjiang. But it was not only a journey into my own …
As we stand on the brink of a new economic era, it is becoming increasingly clear that the next great race is not over land, sea, or oil but over data, connectivity, and digital sovereignty. The digital economy is no longer the future; it is the present and at the center of this transformation stands an emerging alliance between China …
A new powerful alliance has emerged in Asia from a foundation of trust that developed through years of strategic cooperation and found validation through modern battle testing. The recent Pakistan-India conflict revealed to the entire world the development of Chinese defense capabilities and the enhanced power of the China-Pakistan military alliance. Pakistan and China have maintained a diplomatic relationship that …
By Dr. Aamir Jamal Masculinity is undergoing a quiet but profound transformation across the Muslim world. For decades, Western media has framed Muslim men as oppressive patriarchs, violent and or extremists. But this narrative ignores a reality that is both more complex and more hopeful: a movement of men reimagining masculinity in ways that align with justice, compassion, and responsibility—deeply …