• Environment

    Burning Earth, Sinking Land: The Unequal Geography of Extreme Weather

    By Dr. Hassan Humeida KIEL, GERMANY: Global climate change is no longer an abstract future threat, but a physical reality in the here and now. Due to the steady warming of the atmosphere, the global climate system is energetically overloaded. The consequence is a dramatic increase in extreme weather events:…

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  • EditorsPick

    Pakistan: One Husband, Thousands of Wives

    AI-generated image widely circulating across social media platforms mocks the loop in in the official family tree registry By Nasir AijazThe AsiaN Representative ISLAMABAD: The Benazir Income Support Program (BISP), Pakistan’s largest social safety net, has recently come under intense parliamentary scrutiny following the presentation of the Auditor General of…

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  • South Asia

    Seeking the Homeland: The Unyielding Voice of Keppapulavu and Sri Lanka’s Endless Northern Agony

    By Leo Nirosha Darshan COLOMBO: For the inhabitants of Keppapulavu, a small village in Sri Lanka’s Mullaitivu district, the memories of relaxing under the shade of mango trees in their own front yards feel like yesterday. Yet, since the civil war ended in 2009, the physical distance between these people and…

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  • Main Slide

    Pakistan: The Crisis of Delayed Justice, How Pendency is Eroding the Legal System

    Pending Cases- AI-generated image (The AsiaN) By Nasir AijazThe AsiaN Representative ISLAMABAD: The harrowing text of a social media post, which translates from Urdu as: “Kasur: Outraged by receiving date after date (adjournments) for five years, a petitioner opened fire and killed the Sessions Judge”—presents a tragic and extreme manifestation…

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  • West Asia

    It Is the Narrative, Stupid! The Battle Beyond the Battlefield

    The aftermath of an Iranian aerial attack on a residential neighborhood in Bahrain By Habib Toumi MANAMA: The war in the Gulf and the Middle East has not fully settled. Missiles and drones may have temporarily disappeared from the skies, and military operations may have entered phases of hesitation or…

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    Pakistan: The Myth of the Passive Youth

    AI-generated Illustration By Nasir AijazThe AsiaN Representative ISLAMABAD: During the last couple of years, while observing the Gen-Z movements taking place in Nepal, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka, I expected a similar uprising in Pakistan given the grave situation prevailing in the country. However, surprisingly, nothing happened here. This sparked a…

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  • Main Slide

    The Unbroken Voice 

    Handcuffed writer and publisher Inam Abassi at the court premises – The AsiaN By Nasir AijazThe AsiaN Representative ISLAMABAD: In the turbulent landscape of human rights advocacy in Sindh, the southern province of Pakistan, few names resonate with as much defiant resilience as Inam Abassi, famously known to the public…

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  • Main Slide

    The Legacy of the Golden Horde as an Element of Kazakhstan’s New Historical Policy

    Kazakhstani President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev at the symposiun (Photo: Kazvesti) By Kuban Abdymen ASTANA: Addressing at the opening of a symposium titled “The Golden Horde as a Model of Steppe Civilization: History, Archaeology, Culture, and Identity, in Astana,  President Tokayev noted that Kazakhstan’s new Constitution explicitly enshrines the preservation of the…

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  • West Asia

    Bahrain Achieves World Record for Multi-Faith Worship Density

    King Hamad receiving the certificate By Habib Toumi MANAMA: Bahrain has received a Guinness World Records certificate recognizing it as the country with the highest density of places of worship for different religions, underscoring the kingdom’s long-standing emphasis on religious coexistence and cultural diversity. The certificate was presented to Bahrain’s…

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  • South East Asia

    Broken Dreams and Fallen Banners: The End of an Era at Nanthikadal

    By Leo Nirosha DarshanExpress Newspapers COLOMBO: In the annals of Sri Lankan history, May 2009 represents far more than a mere calendar entry. It marks the final chapter of a thirty-year armed struggle and a pivotal moment that fundamentally reshaped the destiny of a nation. What politicians like Lalith Athulathmudali…

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