Dr Zafar Khan Safdar

IT was a moment of impossible choice, a time when the streets were filled with hope and tension, and voices rose together with a dream…

  THE most dangerous moment in a troubled society is not the first act of violence but when violence becomes ordinary and a province is…

In the age of instant information, wars are no longer fought only on battlefields but are also waged in the crowded corridors of social media.…

The Middle East teeters once again on the edge of chaos, a reminder that history in this region rarely moves in straight lines. The latest…

LAHORE’S sky last week looked like a moving painting. From dawn until well past midnight, thousands of kites in bright yellows, pinks, greens and blues…

  MEDICAL negligence in Pakistan is often discussed in the abstract as a systemic problem, a lack of resources, or an unfortunate by-product of poverty.…

FOR decades, Pakistan has lived under the shadow of violence that does not originate solely within its own society but seeps steadily across its borders,…

On January 4, 2026, the Taliban unveiled a new criminal code for Afghanistan. It is presented as a return to ‘authentic’ Islamic governance. In reality,…

FRIDAY prayers in Islamabad were shattered when a suicide bomber struck an Imambargah, killing at least thirty-two people and injuring dozens more. Families, elders and…

THE fire at Gul Plaza was not merely a tragedy, it was a mirror. Once again, Karachi was forced to look at itself and what…