From Olympic ambitions to bare survival, Lyari's Noora lost all hope
- 28-Feb-2024
Lyari’s Noora Boxer, a person whom every new kid, in Azad Baloch Boxing Club, looked up to as a beakon of hope; one who inspired young lads into pursuing their dreams and training with everything they have got staked, gave up on his own dreams and ambitions. Noor Muhammad, aka Noora, in his late 20s, […]
Trans woman rides to fight HIV spread & stigma in Pakistan
- 09-Jan-2024
Kiran Danish has been an outreach worker in HIV control program since 2009, she bike-rides to the length & breadth of Karachi to help patients
100-year-old Shahi Mosque in Chitral, Pakistan
- 01-Aug-2023
The Shahi Mosque, also known as the Shahi Masjid, was constructed during the reign of Shuja-ul-Mulk, the Mehtar (ruler) of Chitral, in the 1920s. This grand structure was built to serve as a central place of worship for the local Muslim population. Its historical significance is further enhanced by its association with the rulers of […]
WATCH: Archaeologists share findings from 3000-year-old cemetery in Chitral
- 28-Feb-2023
CHITRAL: A team of archaeologists from Hazara University has landed upon a new treasure trove of history as it extended its dive further deep into the archaic cemetery, originally discovered almost a decade ago, led by Professor Dr Abdul Hameed Khan, as they find relics, figurines and ways of inhumation traceable back to the iron […]
From classroom to counter: The story of a teacher-turned-shopkeeper
- 09-Feb-2023
A small shop in the heart of the city is not just another ordinary shop, it’s a place where you can find a woman with a heart full of kindness, courage and determination. Mrs. Safia Sohail, a retired English teacher, who spent 11 long years teaching and molding the young minds, has now added another […]
EXPLAINER: Why is local government so important?
- 15-Jan-2023
As districts of Sindh prepare for local government election, some parties allege there has been some pre-poll rigging via gerrymandering, and the mayoral authorities in the cosmopolitan have also been curtailed. With all said and done, people are still at loss on why is local government so important. Here’s why! Also watch: EXPLAINER: New Karachi […]
Super Environmentalist: meet Rehmat Ali on his mission to save nature
- 06-Jan-2022
UPPER CHITRAL: Rehmat Ali Jaffar Dost is the guy behind a number of clean and green Pakistan initiatives, whose voice resounded in the government chambers to resolve climate crisis. As Chairman Chitral Heritage and Environment Protection Society (CHEPS), Dost makes sure there is no littering within his sight and he has also trained a number […]
Meet Aansoo Bai Kolhi who is determined to eradicate illiteracy from her village
- 02-Jan-2022
From a small hut, Aansoo Bai Kolhi started off her dream of running a school in her village. Countless hurdles later, she is the principal teacher to about 500 kids from her and surrounding villages. Talking to ARY News, Aansoo Bai, who is partially handicapped, detailed the struggle behind getting an education, finding a job, […]
Biogas scene: Meet the Pakistani who turns manure into marvels
- 25-Dec-2021
KARACHI: Arif Mehmood is a Karachiite who has made a living out of biogas plant establishment in the cattle farms across Pakistan. He says his idea is to contribute his bit to the climate safety by saving millions of gallons of water consumed in the inpouring of manure to the sea, and to protect the […]
WATCH: First women-run Nan Cafe becomes new distinction in Chitral
- 30-Nov-2021
CHITRAL: Nan translates to ‘mother’ in our local tongue and since this cafe is run by our women, we named it Nan Cafe, which should literally translate to a cafe of mothers, said Tahir Ud Din the co-founder of one of a kind cafe that serves local savory foods in one of the top tourism […]