Pakistan’s Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB), established under the legal framework of the 1975 Act and rooted in earlier post-Partition agreements such as the Nehru-Liaquat Pact of 1950 and the Pant-Mirza Agreement of 1955, serves…
Canada’s new Combating Hate Act is not just another amendment to its Criminal Code. It is a belated admission that something has gone wrong in the name of tolerance and free speech. For years, India…
This study is primarily concerned with the lost and forgotten fairs and carnivals of pre-partition Lahore. For a long time, Lahore has been a place of different festivals for Indian subcontinent residents and visitors. Before…
Punjab today stands at a critical crossroads. The state is battling mounting debt, rising unemployment, a shrinking industrial base, environmental degradation, a persistent drug menace, agricultural distress, and the migration of its youth to foreign…
Some time ago, I came across a newspaper report stating that I would be “honoured” by an organisation for my services to society. At first, it felt like a genuine moment of recognition, something that…
[caption id="attachment_23325" align="alignleft" width="500"] AI Generated image for representation only[/caption] Punjab's political landscape has witnessed a dramatic escalation after several opposition parties and religious bodies urged Punjab Governor Gulab Chand Kataria and Punjab Director General…
When the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) formed the government in Punjab in March 2022 under Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, it came to power on a wave of massive public expectations. The party had promised a…
Hemkund Sahib, one of the holiest pilgrimage sites of the Sikh faith, has recently become the centre of an intense debate on social media and in political circles. Amid the controversy, a widely circulated claim…
On the occasion of the 14th Passport Seva Divas, Union Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh highlighted India’s passport services as a symbol of trust, transparency, and technological transformation. His message reflects…
[caption id="attachment_21821" align="alignleft" width="475"] Gurpartap Singh Mann is a farmer and former Member of the Punjab Public Service Commission[/caption] Punjab has not solved its groundwater crisis. It has only proved one crucial truth: when canal…
