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By Abdul Samad Channa Every four years, Pakistan transforms into a football nation. Homes, cafés and streets fill with supporters wearing the colors of Brazil, Argentina, Germany, France, Spain and Portugal. Conversations revolve around tactics, legendary players and unforgettable goals. For one glorious month, football becomes a shared national passion. Yet once the FIFA World Cup ends, football in Pakistan returns to neglect. This contradiction is difficult to explain. A country of more than 240 million people, with millions of passionate football followers, continues to remain almost invisible in world football. Pakistan currently languishes near the bottom of the FIFA…
By Shakeel Hussain For decades, Western powers have sought to shape the political direction of other countries through military alliances, intelligence networks, economic pressure and local partners. Colonial history offers many examples of attempts to weaken societies that resisted outside control. Derek Walcott’s A Far Cry from Africa, written against the backdrop of the Mau Mau uprising in Kenya, captures the violence and contradictions of colonial rule. Iran’s modern experience reflects a different but related struggle. Since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, the country has faced sustained pressure from the United States and its allies. Washington froze Iranian assets soon after…
By Mujeeb Rahman Qambrani MEHAR: Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (JUI) leaders and workers held a protest march in Mehar against the alleged arrest and mistreatment of party worker Parvez Ahmed Kandhro by police. The rally, led by JUI leaders Hafiz Izhar-ul-Haq Siddiqui, Maulana Masood Ahmed Panhwar, Maulana Mukhtiar Ahmed, Abdul Rauf Brohi, Maulana Abdul Fattah, Muhammad Haroon Chandio and Pir Ghulam Mustafa, began at the bypass and ended at the National Press Club. The protesters chanted slogans against Mehar police and DSP Khalil Ahmed Baledi. The JUI leaders alleged that about a week earlier, the DSP, accompanied by a large police contingent,…
By Mujeeb Rahman Qambrani MEHAR: Activists from the Awami Poorhit Tehreek held a three-kilometer protest march in Mehar against the proposed division of Sindh, the construction of canals on the Indus River and shortages of irrigation water, as well as what they described as the exploitation of the province’s resources. The march, led by Adnan Makhdoom Mahesar, Advocate Aazam Khaskheli, Advocate Rahim Bakhsh Bughio, Advocate Punhal Khoso, Mashooq Ali Chandio, Saleem Khoso and Asad Rind, began at Ghanta Ghar Chowk and ended at the National Press Club Mehar via Dua Hath Beto Chowk. The protest was also attended by Shamsuddin…
By Mujeeb Rahman Qambrani MEHAR: Writers, poets and journalists staged a protest in Mehar against what they described as attempts to undermine the unity of Sindh and divide the province. The demonstration was held on the central call of the Sindhi Adabi Sangat, with members of its branches in Mehar, Radhan, Thariri Mohabbat and Sobho Khan Magsi taking part. Led by Dr Azad Qazi, Sarmad Brohi, Qazi Lutfullah Mahesar, Azad Anwar Kandhro, Tahir Mahzun, Nadeem Brohi, Aajiz Aashiq Taniyo and other writers and intellectuals, the protesters marched for about three kilometres from Mehar City Gate to the National Press Club,…
By Naz Solanki KUMB: A laborer staged a protest with his wife and young children in Kumb, accusing his stepbrother of forcibly entering their home, vandalizing the property and assaulting family members in an alleged attempt to take control of the house. Zafar Solangi, a resident of Goth Ali Muhammad Solangi near Kumb, told reporters that he had been working as a laborer in Karachi for the past five years and built the house in his village with his savings. He alleged that his stepbrother, Saddam Solangi, along with several accomplices, entered the house by force and damaged property. Zafar…
The recent defence agreement between Pakistan, Türkiye and Saudi Arabia has attracted attention far beyond the countries that signed it. In Tehran, the development has been viewed with unease, with some Iranian voices warning Saudi Arabia against placing excessive reliance on Pakistan and Türkiye for its security. Such apprehensions are understandable in a region where alliances have repeatedly shifted and where military partnerships are rarely viewed in isolation. But they also risk missing a larger reality: the Middle East and its surrounding neighborhood are entering a period in which geography, diplomacy and political access may matter as much as military…
By Dr Pir Ghulam Nabi Shah Jillani Pakistan is confronting a public health crisis that receives far less attention than it deserves. While infectious diseases continue to place enormous pressure on an already stretched healthcare system, another threat is advancing quietly through homes, workplaces and communities. Hyperlipidemia, the presence of abnormally high levels of cholesterol and triglycerides in the blood, has become an important contributor to heart disease, stroke and premature death. Its danger lies precisely in its lack of drama. Unlike illnesses that announce themselves through obvious symptoms, high cholesterol can remain undetected for years while gradually damaging the…
By Dr Sheikh Akram Ali Today marks the second anniversary of the July Revolution of 2024, which the people of the country consider the rebirth of Bangladesh. The author expresses deep gratitude for the divine blessing and the political transformation, along with its profound impact, brought about by July. This change has not only liberated the people of Bangladesh from an autocratic regime but has also given the author the courage to express his thoughts and opinions freely, without fear or favor. July is a memorable chapter, born from the prolonged struggle of a people fatigued and disheartened by oppressive…