By Muhammad Mohsin Iqbal After nearly a quarter of a century, Basant has returned to Lahore, not merely as a festival but as a long-suppressed emotion rediscovering its voice. For twenty-five years, the city carried the memory of spring like a faded photograph—cherished, yet distant. Past tragedies, when careless celebrations claimed innocent lives, had silenced rooftops and hushed laughter. This year, when kites once again rose above the Walled City, and families cautiously gathered on terraces, Lahore seemed to breathe differently. The revival was neither loud nor reckless; it wasRead More

Qamar Bashir February 6, 2026 has the feel of a turning point — not because the United States and Iran suddenly became friends, but because two sworn rivals chose diplomacy at the very moment when the logic of escalation was gaining speed. In Muscat, Oman, with anxiety rising across capitals from Tel Aviv to Beijing, the world watched an extraordinary scene: U.S. and Iranian delegations meeting under Omani mediation to test whether a negotiated path still exists before the region is pushed into another cycle of strikes, retaliation, and economicRead More