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green policy by KMU

Disheartening twist to a green policy by KMU

Aamer Zeb Sultan As a climate activist, I have always sought hope in small yet meaningful institutional steps that contribute toward environmental sustainability. One such initiative that genuinely inspired me was Khyber Medical University’s (KMU) policy under Examination Regulations 2017 (Amended 2023d), specifically Item No. 32, Serial No. 1. The regulation stipulates that any student […]

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Col Ikram Ullah Chitral

Pak-India war – an analysis

Col (r) Ikram Ullah Khan  (As a sequel to my earlier writing on the same topic). The melodramatic denouement of the recent Pak-India conflict has not only shattered the long-held hegemonic ambitions of India which it has been harbouring for the last five decades but has also recalibrated the balance of power in South Asia

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Col Ikram Ullah Chitral

Pak-India showdown

Col (r) Ikram Ullah Khan The recent undeclared brief but intense Indo-Pak war which lasted for only four days before it came to a sad ending for India in the shape of an unexpected and humiliating denouement, has utterly baffled not only the Indian military but also the war strategists world over. Our arch-nemesis which

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Dr Shakira Nandini

The spell of gold-worship (corruption)

Dr Shakira Nandini “The spell of gold-worship” — or corruption — is not merely a sequence of letters, but a ruthless truth. It doesn’t confine itself to back alleys, corridors of power, or the walls of institutions. It is a cancer that germinates within, silences the conscience, and extinguishes the flame of awareness. Corruption, though

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Our plastic lives

FARIHA AFSAR A woman, Yvonne Burkart, hit her menopause at the age of 30. She wanted to have kids, but the doctor\’s only suggestion for her was to give up the dream of having a normal pregnancy.  She was advised to go for IVF. She couldn\’t bear the thought of menopause at 30, she was

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Woman in Pashtun society

Woman in Pashtun society

Usman Torwali The Pashtuns, an ethnicity living mostly in Afghanistan and Pakistan, have their established and distinct culture; often dubbed as Pukhtunwali. Pukhtunwali is a mixture of some customs, cultural codes, traditions and long relished values that regulate the Pashtun society. Under Pukhtunwali, the Pashtuns recognize themselves as a distinct identity. Moreover, there are some

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Sarwar Kamal

Need for a donors\’ conference

Sarwar Kamal Climate change has emerged as one of the biggest challenges to humanity in this century. The emission of greenhouse gases is the reason as far as the phenomenon of climate change is concerned. Unfortunately, the big economies of the world i.e China, India, Brazil, USA and EU countries are the largest emitters on

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Rediscovering Islam's essence

Rediscovering Islam\’s essence in age of superficiality

Aftab Ali Khan Musa In the age of instant information and social media trends, an upsetting phenomenon has arisen within the Muslim community. Individuals, predominantly on various online platforms, seem to engage in a practice where non-Muslims are swayed into reciting the Shahada; an Islamic declaration of faith, with the claim that they have instantaneously

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Ex-PMG Sardar Ali passes away

ممبئی سے پشاور تک

داد بیداد ڈاکٹرعنایت اللہ فیضی سردار علی سردار امان کا شمار صاف ستھری زندگی گذارنے والی نمایاں پاکستانی شخصیات میں ہوتا ہے انہوں نے چترال میں آنکھ کھولی ممبئی میں تعلیم حاصل کی دنیا جہاں کی سیاحت کی اور پشاور میں30دسمبر 2023 کو وفات پائی 1975ء میں بہت بڑے عہدے پر فائز تھے مجھے سرکاری

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Balim, the boat village

سیرگاہ

داد بیداد ڈاکٹرعنایت اللہ فیضی گرمیوں کے موسم میں سیر گاہ کی اہمیت بڑھ جا تی ہے دوستوں کی ٹولیاں سیر کا پروگرام بناکر پہا ڑی مقا مات کا رُخ کرتی ہیں ان ٹولیوں کے پاس رہنے سہنے، چلنے پھرنے اور کھانے پینے کا اپنا بندوبست ہوتا ہے ماحولیاتی تحفظ کے ماہرین کہتے ہیں کہ

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