Home Cooking and Family Values: Why the Kitchen Still Matters
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful The Kitchen: The Last Trench of Family Survival By Mian Iftikhar Ahmed This title may seem heavy and alarming, but when we examine statistics, historical facts, and research from international think tanks, it becomes clear that this is no exaggeration. Cooking is […]
Surah An-Naml: From the Language of an Ant to the Secrets of the Universe
Surah An-Naml: From the Language of an Ant to the Secrets of the Universe By Mian Iftikhar Ahmad Surah An-Naml begins with the disjointed letters Ta-Sin, and these letters signify that the Quran is a text that flows in its own linguistic rhythm, urging the reader to move beyond superficial reading toward deep contemplation. […]
Our Kashmir Policy — Will It Ever Liberate Kashmir?
Our Kashmir Policy — Will It Ever Liberate Kashmir? Amir Muhammad Khan On the completion of five years since India’s illegal action of abolishing the special status of occupied Jammu and Kashmir, Kashmir Exploitation Day was observed in Pakistan and around the world. The fascist Modi government, in serious violation of United Nations resolutions and […]
Could Upcoming Decisions Change Pakistan’s Map
Could Upcoming Decisions Change Pakistan’s Map? By Mian Iftikhar Ahmed When the state begins to change itself, the seasons of politics shift. Sometimes in the history of nations, moments arrive when news falls silent but signals begin to speak, when silences become more important than official statements, when politicians say one thing but the state […]
Houston Disaster Forum Highlights Ethnic Media’s Vital Role
Houston Disaster Briefing Doubles as a Push to Sustain Ethnic Media At an HCoM forum on disaster preparedness, ACoM’s Sandy Close and Anthony Advincula tell Houston-area ethnic outlets that community media’s survival depends on the same kind of trusted, local reach the panel says saves lives in a storm By Tariq Khan | Pakistan Chronicle […]
Penny Morales Shaw Addresses School Funding, AI & Student Aid
Houston Lawmaker Fields Community Questions on School Funding, AI and Immigrant Student Support State Rep. Penny Morales Shaw addressed questions raised by Houston’s ethnic media outlets following her briefing on youth issues, touching on religious school funding, artificial intelligence in classrooms and support for immigrant families. By Tariq Khan | 30 July 2026 State Rep. […]
Azad Kashmir and Pakistan: Strengthening National Unity in Challenging Times | Opinion
Azad Kashmir: An Indivisible Bond with Pakistan and the Need for National Unity Written by: Shazia Nawaz The recent political tensions and some unfortunate incidents in Azad Jammu and Kashmir have caused concern among every patriotic Pakistani. Differences of opinion are part of democratic societies, but when these differences reach a point where national unity, […]
Surah Ar-Ra’d: Scientific Insights into Lightning, Thunder, Clouds, Rain and Electricity
Surah Ar-Ra’d: Electricity and Meteoric Energy, Formation of Clouds, Lightning, Thunder, Rain and Scientific Aspects In Surah Ar-Ra’d, Allah Almighty highlights the phenomena of lightning, thunder, clouds, and rain and clarifies that these phenomena are signs of Allah’s power and the systematic order of the universe. The Quran mentions that Allah is the one who […]
Defending Pakistan Through Islamic Teachings | Opinion
Defending Pakistan with Prophetic Guidance In the shadowed epochs before the dawn of Islam, the affairs of mankind were beset by profound confusion and moral clutter. The pursuit of ethical values, the recognition of basic human rights, the establishment of social equality, and the fair administration of justice remained fragmented ideals, often trampled beneath tyranny, […]
Merit and Education Inequality in Pakistan | Opinion
The Noise of Merit… or a Curtain for Inequality? Between 1990 and 1993, the late Ghulam Haider Wyne, a man widely remembered for his simplicity, served as the Chief Minister of Punjab. He had completed only matriculation. One day, a highly educated Pakistani—holding a Master’s degree or perhaps even a PhD—approached him seeking employment. The […]