Reckless driving fails to lead us to home
Peer Faizan Bashir As we draw back to the ancient times, humans had to reach elsewhere by travelling on foot. A heap of items (loads) had to be put on to the shoulders of primitive humans for reaching them to the mentioned place. Human morphological development seems to have happened that time when he tries […]
Let’s shun stereotypes
Faizan Bashir “Ya su gaamuk ma wichayothan; yim ha cheshaitaan aasaan; tim ponssi ditnaya atiwapas yim wozum as’saith ditmit.” (Hey, did you see that rural guy; they are deceptive; have you received the amount which you had lent to him) were the words used by one of my boon-companions. I felt it be a vituperative […]
Challenges before Muslim Ummah and remedial measures
Bhat Zaieem Allah says in the Quran (Sura Al-Hadeed) that,”It is He who sends down upon His bondsman bright signs so that He may bring you forth from the darkness towards the light. And verily Allah is kind and Merciful to you.” Means the Muslims were handed over with the gift which could enlighten the […]
Rote Learning!
Faizan Bashir Education is regarded to be the most important thing in life. Parents get their children admitted in schools. However, what the children are taught by teachers at times ruins their careers. It happens in the case of rote learning that some teachers practice in schools. The day a student gets admitted in the […]
Indo-Pak conflict escalation and its consequence
Arshad Askari Tensions strengthend between archrivals after India bombed goals inside Pakistan administered Kashmir following the deadly Pulwama Kashmir suicide assault. India and Pakistan are getting ready to a primary disagreement after the latter claimed to have shot down Indian fighter jets in response to the bombing of alleged “terror” goals in interior Pakistan. Tensions […]
Short story: The Nuke War
Mushtaq Hurra “The bang sounds have stopped let me come out of this 20 feet deep trench to enquire about the scenario above “. I tried to persuade my parents, siblings and children with whom I have been in this underground dwelling since the day one of the war. “The bang sounds have stopped, the […]
Kashmir conflict a tool of Psychological warfare
Arshad Askari “Capture their minds and their hearts and souls will follow” The violence of war is one thing, but what about another form of warfare that you can’t even see? This is the act of psychological warfare. Psychological warfare is a broad term, but in all documented cases, the concept uses actions intended to […]
Pulwama attack and the emerging political scene in Kashmir
Nasir Ahmad Dar This year is a very important year in the context of Indian Politics. It is a year of elections. On one hand we have general elections lining up in a few months on the other hand we will be seeing assembly elections to be held in six other states. These elections, especially […]
Suffering Pashmina Artisans – A Ray of Hope
Hakim Mohammad Ilyas The 2,000-crore Pashmina industry occupies a substantial place in economy of Kashmir. Around 2 lakh people are involved in this craft. Kashmir Pashmina has a prominent position in regard to export and foreign exchange earnings. However, over the past two decades, machine made and mixed pashmina manufactured in and outside state and […]
Let’s create avenues for peace and harmony
By Mohammad Ashraf The incidents of violence in Kashmir are not new or novel before the world community. These incidents have been taking place here since three decades. Every Kashmiri suffered either directly or indirectly. We have a good population of orphaned children. We have a good number of maimed persons. We have a good […]
