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By Khpalwak Mohmand Parents carry the greatest responsibility in shaping and protecting the lives of their children, and in an age marked by rapid social change and growing safety concerns, that responsibility has become even more demanding. While communities continue to be filled with compassionate and law-abiding citizens, the disturbing rise in crimes against children serves as a reminder that vigilance must become an essential part of everyday parenting rather than an occasional precaution. Ensuring a child’s safety is no longer limited to providing food, education and shelter; it also requires constant awareness, open communication and thoughtful supervision. Young children,…
By Alia Zarar Khan Violence against women has become one of the most disturbing and persistent social crises of our time. Almost every few weeks, another headline captures public attention: a young woman killed in the name of so-called honor, a bride subjected to dowry-related abuse, a girl forced into marriage, an acid attack survivor left with lifelong scars, or a woman murdered simply because she rejected someone’s advances. While each case differs in its details, the underlying pattern remains painfully familiar. These tragedies are not isolated incidents but symptoms of deeper social failures that demand far more than public…
Pakistan’s expanding defence engagement with several influential Muslim-majority states has prompted an important strategic debate about the country’s evolving place in regional security. While Pakistan has traditionally viewed itself as a bridge between competing powers rather than a participant in rival alliances, recent signs of deeper military cooperation with Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Iran, Türkiye and Egypt have suggested that Islamabad may be entering a more consequential phase of its foreign and defence policy. The growing interest in Pakistan’s military expertise is not simply a reflection of its armed capabilities. It also reflects the search by regional governments for reliable security…
By Prof Dr. Sheikh Akram Ali The Battle of Plassey has long occupied a central place in the historical imagination of South Asia. Fought on 23 June 1757, it was far more than a military encounter between the forces of the Nawab of Bengal and the British East India Company. The outcome reshaped the political future of the subcontinent, opening the way for nearly two centuries of British colonial rule. For many historians, Plassey marked the beginning of a new political order in which local authority steadily gave way to imperial control. Yet the battle also became a symbol interpreted…
By Muhammad Mohsin Iqbal History remembers many battles, but only a few continue to shape the moral imagination of humanity centuries after they were fought. The tragedy of Karbala is one such defining moment. More than 1,300 years later, the sacrifice of Hazrat Imam Hussain (RA), the beloved grandson of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), remains a universal symbol of truth, justice and moral courage. It is not merely a chapter in Islamic history or a memory observed during Muharram. It is a timeless reminder that there are moments when conscience must prevail over comfort, and principle must outweigh…
By Atiq Raja Far beneath the endless horizon of the ocean, a mother sea turtle begins one of nature’s most extraordinary journeys. Guided by forces that remain largely invisible to the human eye, she swims across hundreds, sometimes thousands, of miles of open water. Ocean currents shift around her, storms rise and fade, and predators lurk beneath the waves. Yet she continues with remarkable certainty until she reaches a familiar stretch of sand — often the very beach where her own life began decades earlier. Under the cover of darkness, she slowly pulls herself ashore. With patient determination, she digs…
Modern warfare is no longer determined solely by the number of fighter aircraft, warships or missiles a nation possesses. Increasingly, military success depends on the ability to gather information quickly, process it accurately and distribute it instantly across every level of the battlefield. The side that sees first, understands first and responds first gains a decisive advantage. It is within this context that China has invested heavily in airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft, transforming them from simple radar platforms into sophisticated command-and-control centres capable of directing complex military operations across multiple domains. Over the past decade, the development…
By Dr Urooj Aijaz For decades, China built its economic rise on becoming the world’s manufacturing powerhouse. From textiles and electronics to machinery and consumer goods, factories across China supplied products that reached almost every corner of the globe. Yet China’s development strategy is now entering a different phase. Rather than simply exporting finished goods, Beijing is increasingly exporting complete industrial systems that combine investment, technology, management expertise, vocational training, logistics, digital infrastructure and integrated supply chains. This evolution represents one of the most significant shifts in the global economy, and it presents Pakistan with an opportunity that should not…