Opinion

In Remembrance of the Martyrs of Jammu — November 6, 1947 By: Shaukat Ali On November 6, 1947, the land of Jammu was drenched in the blood of its own people. What began as a systematic campaign of terror soon turned into one of the…

Musab Umair In times of uncertainties, chaos and ever-growing challenges, Karachi has always emerged as a sigh of hope for Pakistan with dynamism, prospects and opportunities at every step of the way. Being the financial hub of the…

By N A Thakur The contested narrative surrounding the events of October 1947 in Jammu and Kashmir—described in Indian historiography as a “tribal invasion”—lies at the very heart of the Kashmir tragedy. This narrative, carefully…

By Samra Khaksar Some wounds bleed silently through generations not because time cannot heal them, but because history refuses to acknowledge them. November 6, 1947, stands as one such unhealed wound in the story of Kashmir; a day…

Shazia Ashraf Khawajha When history recounts the cataclysmic bloodshed of the 1947 Partition of India, the focus often falls on the train journeys of death between Punjab and the communal inferno of Bengal. Yet, nestled in the…

By Mehr un NisaThe story of Jammu in 1947 is not a story of spontaneous chaos. It was a story of a sinister plan. A plan drawn up months before Partition. A plan to wipe out Muslims from Jammu and create conditions for the Hindu ruler,…

By: S.K. Sami Though many Pakistani politicians, intellectuals, nationalist parties, and even retired army officers believe that Pakistan’s interference in Afghanistan is the main reason behind the current wave of militancy and unrest…

By Ghulam Hussain Ghazi At just a fortnight into his tenure, the KP Chief Minister elect, Sohail Afridi, is already making waves, his political acumen, grassroots connectivity and development-vision are rapidly defining him as a…

By; Maryam Bhutto Under the leadership of Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, PPP government in Sindh has made the health sector a top priority, driving multiple reforms, major infrastructure deployments and service-expansions aimed at…

by Wajiha Arshad October 27, 1947, stands as one of the darkest chapters in the history of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir. On this day, Indian troops entered Srinagar under the pretext of protection, but their arrival…