Author: Ayesha Qasim

In a world where success stories often feel scripted by Hollywood, Sualeh Asif’s journey stands out as a genuine testament to grit, intellect, and the power of opportunity. Picture this: a young boy from the bustling streets of Karachi, zipping around on a motorcycle just a few years ago, now co-piloting one of the hottest AI startups in Silicon Valley. At 25, Sualeh isn’t just another tech whiz; he’s a symbol of untapped Pakistani potential that’s finally breaking through on the global stage. His company, Anysphere, behind the revolutionary AI code editor Cursor, hit a jaw-dropping $29.3 billion valuation in…

June 3, 2019: A Dawn Written in Blood At dawn on June 3, 2019, during the holy month of Ramadan, Sudan witnessed one of the darkest moments in its modern history. Just two months earlier, the military had taken charge after former President Omar al-Bashir was overthrown from power. The scene unfolded in front of the headquarters of the General Command of the Sudanese Armed Forces in the heart of the capital, Khartoum. Thousands of civilians had gathered there in a peaceful sit-in, demanding the transfer of power to a civilian government. Othman, a young man in his thirties, was…

The skies over Lahore are alive once more. After nearly two decades of silence—broken only by whispers of nostalgia and the occasional illicit flutter of a lone kite—Basant has returned in 2026. From February 6 to 8, the city of gardens and minarets will once again be painted in yellow and every hue of joy, as thousands of kites dance on the spring breeze. This is not the wild, unregulated Basant of memory, but a carefully revived tradition: safer, government-backed, and carrying the promise of cultural renewal under the leadership of Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif.For Lahoris of a…

The January 31, 2026 combat-readiness patrols and drills conducted by the People’s Liberation Army Southern Theater Command near Scarborough Shoal were neither impulsive nor provocative. They were a measured, professional response to a steadily changing security environment, one in which China’s legitimate rights and longstanding administration have been repeatedly challenged. Beijing’s position is straightforward. These waters are part of China’s inherent territory, known historically as Huangyan Dao. Chinese fishermen and navigators have operated here for generations, long before modern maritime boundaries were drawn. The publication of the nine-dash line in 1947 did not invent these claims; it recorded them. Postwar…