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2022 Floods in Sindh and situation in 2023

Leave a Comment / Environment, Society / By Shujauddin Qureshi

The floods that hit Pakistan in August 2022 were the worst in its history, affecting more than 33 million people, destroying millions of homes, and killing thousands of people. The province of Sindh was among the hardest hit, with more than 80 per cent of its land submerged by floodwaters in many districts. Now, seven …

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Price hike and the holy month of Ramazan

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By Shujauddin Qureshi Muslims observe a holy fast from dawn to sunset and engage in acts of devotion and almsgiving during the month of Ramazan. However, because of the rising costs of necessities, Ramazan also causes a lot of hardship and worry for many Pakistanis. In this blog post, we\’ll look at some of the …

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Drowning of Karachi

Leave a Comment / Society, Environment / By Shujauddin Qureshi

This year Monsoon rains have drowned most areas in the port city of Karachi, especially its posh localities of Clifton and the Defence Housing Authority (DHA). The torrential rains started on Saturday and continued on the first and second days of Eidul Azha with intervals flooding the residential and commercial areas of District South and …

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Our youth and COVID-19

Leave a Comment / Society, Environment / By Shujauddin Qureshi

During my last visit to Haleji lake (Nov. 29), I found a group of youth (all male) busy shooting themselves with a DSL camera. Interestingly all (about 6-7) were wearing the same dress with the same colour Shalwar Kameez. I just jokingly asked if they were wearing the uniform of a college or university. They …

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Begging hands

Leave a Comment / Environment, Society / By Shujauddin Qureshi

By Shujauddin Qureshi It is very disheartening to see women, children and elderly men begging along the under-construction road leading towards the famous picnic point Haleji Lake near Gujjo town in Thatta district. Mostly fishermen these people live in thatched huts near the lake in very bad conditions and many do fishing in the lake …

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Bedil: Multi-lingual poet was remembered

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Press Release Writers, intellectuals and poets from all over the world paid rich tributes to the classical multi-lingual poet Faqir Qadir Bakhsh Bedel at a two-day online global conference held to mark his annual anniversary, which was officially postponed due to Coronavirus (COVID-19). The conference was participated by literature lovers from all over the world. …

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Cold blooded murder in name of honor: Killers at large

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By Shujauddin Qureshi The killing of youths (male and female) in the name of honour has become quite common as this notorious tradition in Sindh has spread. In fact, a centuries-old tribal practice, this tradition of killing sprees empowers the tribal chieftains through their tribal courts called Jirga to kill both males and females or …

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