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By Naseer Memon
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Today’s Five Questions: The NFC Award

Water expert and author Naseer Memon responded to questions from The Rise News about the NFC Award, examining it from a historical perspective to the current situation. He argued that whenever the population-based formula suited Punjab and Pakistan’s establishment, they supported and adopted it. For example, the 1973 Constitution adopted the population-based formula. However, they […]

By Naseer Memon
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Punjab Starts Jalalpur Canal Despite Sindh Objections

The Punjab government, brushing aside Sindh’s longstanding objections, has begun test operations of the controversial Jalalpur Canal. Originating from the right bank of Rasool Barrage on the Jhelum River, the 117-kilometer canal, together with an extensive network of distributaries and minors, is designed to irrigate about 170,000 acres in Khushab, Pind Dadan Khan, and Pindi […]

29 Aug, 24

By Sasui Lohar
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The State Took My Father. Then It Took His Life

April 17, 2017, was not a normal day for me or my entire family – it was the day that changed our lives. Since then, we have been living in fear, as though something could happen at any moment.

05 Jun, 24

By Veengas
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The Murder of Journalist Nasrullah Gadani: Feudal Lords or Establishment?

However, the core of journalism – telling the truth and revealing facts – must remain intact. Lies and fabricated facts are not part of journalism. Unfortunately, here, truth and facts are often concealed.

20 Sep, 22

By Veengas
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Hindu daily wage worker women harassed and discriminated at the workplace in Karachi

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By Veengas
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Why majority in Pakistan ignores the Sindh’s concerns about the issues!

Have you ever asked a question to yourself on why Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Balochistan’s issues are being neglected? Why? The three provinces have been complaining of discrimination for decades. The state and its majority that control from decision-making process to national media that do not represent issues, fairly. For instance, Sindh whose problems mostly manipulated on […]

By Veengas
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Sindh reversing its soft image

Sindh is the land of love, the soil of Sufi saints, the tycoon in tolerance, and Sindh the mother land of mystic poets like Shah Abdul Lateef Bhittai is now on the verge of reversing its soft image. The people who used to say “Girls are equal to the 7 Holy Books” — are now being raped & […]

By Veengas
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13-year-old girl was gang-raped in Umerkot

Umerkot: 13-year-old girl was gang-raped in Umerkot. According to initial reports: the accused two men entered her home when a girl was alone at her home. They bound girl’s mouth and gang-raped her. Girl and mother waited at local police station for hours to register First Information Report but the local police were reluctant to […]

14 Nov, 20

By Veengas
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THE “ISLAND ORDINANCE” AND THE POWERS OF THE PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY

Repeal it with the power you possess or confess to the people (who voted you in) that you have abjectly surrendered their rights. Wake up or stop this hypocrisy! The promulgation of an Ordinance for the establishment of “Federal Island Authority” has baffled the people of Sindh and Balochistan. The two coastal provinces own hundreds of Islands in their […]

11 Oct, 20

By Veengas
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Rediscovering Sindh from the pages of history

In the 7th Century AD, there were 4 superpowers in West Asia, namely the Sassanian Empire (based in today’s Iran) the Byzantine Empire (based in today’s Turkey) the Islamic Empire (in the Arabian Peninsula) and the Empire of Sindh (present day Pakistan). At the time Europe was insignificant and barbaric and America had not been “discovered” by the Spaniards. In 632 AD, Chach the […]