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March 19, 2018
Igniting a Change
A vibrant and lively set-up for the two-day Badal Do! Teacher’s Expo 2018, held at the Beach Luxury Hotel on February 24-25, drew in large crowds of families, educators and activists. A new learning initiative, Badal Do was launched in 2017…
September 14, 2017
New Age Super Heroes
In August 2017, three years since Azcorp Entertainment first started publishing original homespun comic books, they launched the latest initiative in their comic book lineup — Basila & The Street Crew — at The Second Floor. As a for-profit social…
October 27, 2011
Pakistani Activists Discuss Flood Relief in Sindh
The world heard about the floods that affected more than 20.2 million people in Pakistan last year. And the world responded. But in 2011, the heavy monsoon rains that caused massive flooding again in parts of Punjab, Balochistan and, most…
October 19, 2011
The Chat Room: Live Discussion Today
As part of the ongoing partnership between Newsline and Teabreak.pk, our two media companies are combining resources to bring new forms of discourse and analysis to news-hungry audiences. Today, we are ready to launch the first session in a series…
April 13, 2011
Newsline’s April 2011 Issue: What’s Inside
Newsline’s April 2011 issue is still available on newsstands across Pakistan. We have another great line-up of writers and compelling stories. And yes, there is something in it for everyone. Our cover story is a must-read. Amir Zia writes about…
October 4, 2010
Running in the Family
Cancer is a word I have been familiar with and heard in my home nearly my entire life. In the case of my my grandmother, I have seen the grimmest side of cancer and memories of her with the illness…
October 4, 2010
Battling, Surviving and Understanding Cancer
Almost everyone knows someone with cancer. Two people who have been up close and personal with cancer give their personal accounts: one of them has fought it and made it to the ranks of a cancer survivor, and the other…
September 30, 2010
Flood in Pakistan has Many Faces
Newsline‘s September cover story looked at the floods that have ravaged Pakistan from many angles. Beyond a look at the devastation and political manipulation, there is analysis of the army’s efforts, NGOs, social media at work, the role of climate…
September 30, 2010
Religious Mission or Political Ambition?
Day after day, it gets emotionally exhausting to watch television footage of people battling adversity caused by the recent floods. Poverty is certainly one of the obvious results of the natural calamity which has struck Pakistan. While Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has…
September 30, 2010
Who’s to Blame?
On July 21, heavy rains in Kohlu and Barkhan caused raging torrents to sweep through many areas of Balochistan, but it was the waters that entered from Sindh that marooned entire districts. Over 500,000 million people from Jafarabad were rendered…