A Peaceful Dawn in Azad Kashmir It was a calm morning in my village, just north of Muzaffarabad, Azad Kashmir. The valleys glistened with the first light of dawn, dew sparkled on the green fields, and the sound of birdsong filled the crisp mountain air. Life felt serene and ordinary. Children played by the riverbank,...
The Harsh Reality of Earthquakes in Azad Kashmir Kashmir lies on one of the world’s most active fault lines, where the Indian and Eurasian plates grind against each other deep beneath the Himalayas. For the people of Azad Kashmir, earthquakes are not a distant threat — they are a recurring nightmare that can strike without...
Azad Kashmir is renowned for its lush valleys, fertile farmland, and flowing rivers, but these same rivers often turn into agents of destruction. Every year, devastating floods displace families, destroy homes, and wash away crops. Entire villages are submerged, leaving residents struggling to survive. Children lose books, uniforms, and access to education, while families lose...
Kashmir is a land of breathtaking natural beauty, with lush valleys, snow-capped mountains, and flowing rivers. Yet beneath this picturesque landscape, families face constant threats from natural disasters and human conflict. From devastating floods and sudden cloudbursts to earthquakes and cross-border shelling along the Line of Control (LOC), communities in Azad Kashmir frequently confront life-altering...
Praying Tahajjud is one of the most spiritually uplifting acts of worship a Muslim can perform. It is a voluntary (Nafl) prayer offered during the peaceful hours of the night, allowing you to seek closeness to Allah (SWT), reflect deeply, and make heartfelt supplications. In this guide, we’ll explore the importance of Tahajjud, the best...
Water is life. It sustains our fields, nourishes our communities, and keeps every living being alive. Yet today, in Pakistan and Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), water has become both a blessing and a curse. As climate change accelerates, the region faces a heartbreaking paradox: devastating floods in one season, crippling droughts in the next....
Pakistan stands at a breaking point. In 2025, cloudbursts in Azad Kashmir, glacial outbursts in Gilgit, and flash floods in Buner, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, have merged into a single national catastrophe. In Punjab, farmlands are underwater. In Sindh, entire towns are vanishing beneath rising rivers. What we are witnessing is not a seasonal storm. It is...
Punjab Floods: A Disaster Beyond Measure September 2025 will be remembered as the year Punjab faced its worst floods since 1988. Relentless monsoon rains, glacier lake outbursts, and overflowing rivers swallowed over 10 lakh acres of farmland. Entire towns vanished under water. More than 5 million people were affected, with hundreds of thousands displaced overnight....
Azad Kashmir’s landscapes are breathtaking, but beneath the beauty lies fragility. Forests are thinning, springs are drying, and monsoon rains are becoming unpredictable and dangerous. These are not abstract problems. They affect whether families have clean water, stable farmland, and safe homes. The good news? We already know what works. Across mountain regions worldwide and...
If you’ve ever stood on a ridge above Neelum Valley after the rain, watched clouds weave through blue pines in Muzaffarabad, or traced the terraced folds of Bagh and Poonch, you’ll understand something rare — Azad Jammu and Kashmir is where the Himalaya breathes. Forests cling to steep slopes, rivers carve bright seams, and villages...
