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Thursday January 23, 2025
Ibne Ahmad

  • January 06, 2025

    Show kindness to stray animals

    A representational image of stray dogs. — AFP/FileRawalpindi: In our busy lives, we never give a second thought to the little creatures, such as...

  • January 05, 2025

    Poetry evokes a range of emotions

    This representational image shows an Urdu text written in a book. — Unsplash/FileRawalpindi : Dil Samandar is a collection of poems by Batool...

  • January 02, 2025

    Poetry is the most effective means of expression

    This representational image shows an Urdu text written in a book. — Unsplash/FileCan you tell us a bit about the themes that often surface in your...

  • January 01, 2025

    Civic woes of Rawalpindi

    Rawalpindi Waste Mana­gement Company workers seen cleaning at a road in Rawalpindi.— Facebook@www.rwmc.org.pk/File Rawalpindi: Waste-picking...

  • December 28, 2024

    Silent witness to a changing city

    Representational image of a garbage dump. — APP FileOur city will inevitably be a better place when we all make more sustainable choices daily....

  • December 24, 2024

    Inequality in access to food, medicine

    Worker busy in loading oranges sack on delivery truck at Fruit and Vegetables market.— INP/File   Essential food and medicines remain...

  • December 22, 2024

    Zebra crossings disappearing by foot overbridges

    Islamabad Capital Territory Police stand guard on the road of Islamabad. — AFP/FileOver the past decades, Rawalpindi’s zebra crossings have been...

  • December 01, 2024

    Reconnect with the earth

    A representative image of a person walking barefoot.— Thecalmspace website/File Many of us experience illness from time to time and worry about...

  • October 27, 2024

    Minors driving vehicles in Pindi streets

    This representational image shows a man driving a car. — Unsplash/FileLast year a minor caused an accident when driving a two-wheeler, injuring...

  • October 27, 2024

    Commercial establishments take over footpaths

    A view of fruit hand carts at Pirwadhi Bus Terminal in Rawalpindi on October 8, 2024. — APPBad roads are not the only issue that one faces in...

  • October 21, 2024

    Ignoring Pindi irks residents

    People buy secondhand clothes in the Jumma Bazaar in the Ganjmandi area in Rawalpindi on October 20, 2024. — OnlineMy first memories of Rawalpindi...

  • October 20, 2024

    Pindiites rely on private water tankers

    The representational image shows workers filling water tankers from a hydrant, to supply at residential areas for a charge on the outskirts of...

  • October 19, 2024

    Ignoring Rawalpindi irks residents

    People seen travelling on their way to Murree Road in Rawalpindi on October 6, 2024. — OnlineMy first memories of Rawalpindi as a young person are...

  • October 17, 2024

    Compliance with smoke-free policies is lacking

    This image shows a man smoking a cigarette in Islamabad on May 30, 2024. — OnlineTo protect the health of nonsmokers, the government passed a...

  • September 30, 2024

    Use of banned plastic bags continues in Pindi

    This image shows plastic bags. — AFP/FileThe usage of plastic bags is dangerous for human health. Despite a ban on the use of plastic bags due to...

  • September 26, 2024

    Pindiites still experiencing extreme heat

    School children busy in purchasing ice balls from street vendor during hot day at the Committee Chowk in Rawalpindi on May 20, 2024. —...

  • September 24, 2024

    A book perfectly poetic from start to finish

    This representational image shows a book on the table. — Unsplash/FileWhen I had a poetry collection written by Shereen Hayat Tum Meray Kia Ho in...

  • September 23, 2024

    Vulnerable workers of Rawalpindi

    A representational image of a labourer carrying a sack on his back. — AFP/FileMany workers sit on pavements across the city while waiting amidst...

  • September 16, 2024

    Don’t add an unproductive person to society

    "Why should we give money to beggars? Do you think there is any genuine reason for giving money/alms to beggars? We earn money when we contribute...

  • September 16, 2024

    Don’t add an unproductive person to society

    A large number of beggars sitting on the roadside waiting for alms. — APP/FileVirtually all the beggars I see look miserable, sad, and depressed....

  • September 15, 2024

    Huge healthy trees destroyed

    A representational image showing an old tree with visible roots above the ground. — Unsplash/FileDuring the past few years, huge healthy trees...

  • September 01, 2024

    Working mothers and childcare

    A representattional image of  working mother from home with her toddler sitting on her laptop. — X@filadendron/fileWhether it is the friendly...

  • August 25, 2024

    Rawalpindi waterlogging: Implement polythene law

    Punjab CM Maryam Nawaz attends an event on August 20, 2024. — Facebook/@TheMaryamNSharifRawalpindi : Just a few hours of rain prove that citizens...

  • August 21, 2024

    Civic woes of Fazal Town Phase-I

    A resident throwing rain water accumulated in his house at Dhok Illahi Baksh after the heavy rain in morning hours in Rawalpindi on July 12, 2024....

  • August 11, 2024

    Price hike irks Pindiites

    Vendors are selling vegetables at a market in Lahore on March 26, 2023. — OnlineThe price of everything ranging from food to transportation to...

  • July 28, 2024

    Families survive on garbage collection

    Children search for recyclable items at a garbage dump in Pakistan. — AFP/FileI have often seen small kids collecting garbage on several roads and...

  • July 22, 2024

    Heart-Wrenching: Poetry on what true loss feels like

    This representational image shows an Urdu text written in a book. — Unsplash/File‘Roshni Kub Ayay Gee’, a poetry collection from Maleeha...

  • July 21, 2024

    Liveability is a key issue in Rawalpindi

    A general view of a Rawalpindi road alongside the Metro bus track on March 18, 2024. — OnlineRawalpindi: It is in our cities and local...

  • July 19, 2024

    Riding a motorcycle is risky

    Motorists riding motorbikes along the street in Pakistan. — AFP/FilesThere are numerous reasons why riding a motorcycle puts you at high risk of...

  • July 14, 2024

    Our forgotten mode of transport

    A representational image of two cyclist pictured in northern areas of Pakistan. — AFP/FileOne of the modes of transport which has been popular in...

  • June 26, 2024

    Cash-strapped citizens resort to footpaths for shopping

    People are busy shopping at the Market on April 1, 2024. — PPINineteen-year-old Shabbir and his mother visited the busy streets from Saddar, Raja...

  • June 23, 2024

    Temperature drops, no decrease in heat

    People cool off during a hot summer day. — AFP/FileRawalpindi residents are splashing water in their eyes and mouths because of the heat. The...

  • June 22, 2024

    An unpleasant clutter of wires

    Representational image of entangled electric cables in a Karachi area. — APP/FileOn a sunny evening, I walked up to Fazal Town from Shah Khalid...

  • June 17, 2024

    Abandoned vehicles are a nuisance

    People look at a damaged vehicle, in the aftermath of floods following heavy rain. — Reuters/FileThere has been no drive to clear Rawalpindi...

  • June 16, 2024

    Dreaming of uninterrupted electricity supply

    Representational image of the transmission lines. — AFP FileWe also need to improve the management and regulation of the electricity sector....

  • June 15, 2024

    Eid dress sales decline amid economic pressures

    Women are busy Eid shopping at the Commercial market ahead of Eidul–Fitr on April 4, 2024. — APPEid-ul-Azha bargain hunters have cut back...

  • June 09, 2024

    Beggars abound in streets

    A large number of beggars sitting on the roadside waiting for alms. — APP/FileRawalpindi : It is 9 am, and Rizwan Ali driving his car on the Kali...

  • June 09, 2024

    Poetry collection of heartbreak and grief

    A representational image shows Urdu text written in a book. — Unsplash/FileTaveel Raat written by Shamyay Mahboob is a poetry collection of...

  • May 27, 2024

    Braving the unkind world

    Men rest under a bridge during a heatwave in Karachi on June 29, 2015.– AFPFarooq Haider, a vagabond sells cold water at Khanna Bridge wagon stop...

  • May 24, 2024

    Hygiene practices can protect health

    This representational picture shows a woman experiencing stomach pain. — Unsplash/FileThe food poisoning cases serve as a sobering reminder of the...