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Why both strict and lenient parents fail to build character

Why both strict and lenient parents fail to build character

Strict parenting breeds fear and rebellion, while permissiveness creates chaos and poor self-control. A balanced, authoritative approach best develops children’s inner discipline by combining clear rules, explanations, and meaningful autonomy.

4 MONTHS AGO

How multitasking is quietly harming children’s minds

How multitasking is quietly harming children’s minds

After years in classrooms, offices, and parent meetings, I have learned one truth: multitasking destroys children’s focus. Their minds are delicate, like quiet rooms that need peace to stay bright. Yet today, those rooms are rarely quiet anymore.

5 MONTHS AGO

New York once surveilled its Muslims, now Zohran Mamdani leads it

New York once surveilled its Muslims, now Zohran Mamdani leads it

The geographic irony is almost too perfect: a Muslim mayor taking office in the very city whose police department once mapped every mosque within 100 miles.

5 MONTHS AGO

AFP-Schools-Karachi

Why parents shouldn’t allow children ‘sleepovers'

Teenagers see sleepovers as childhood staples. Children talk about them eagerly. While many recall theirs fondly, are sleepovers truly harmless as they seem?

5 MONTHS AGO

Taj Mahal: Hindu nationalist revisionism reshapes India’s monuments and memory

Taj Mahal: Hindu nationalist revisionism reshapes India’s monuments and memory

India’s ruling BJP have refined a strategy of cultural revision: challenge monument origins, recast Mughal history as occupation, demolish mosques and build temples in their place, and enlist Bollywood as a mass-scale amplifier.

5 MONTHS AGO

Qatar's Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani

Qatar and international conflict mediation

Qatar, guided by its Constitution, has built a reputation as a neutral mediator, advancing peace through dialogue, humanitarian action in Palestine, and partnerships with countries like Pakistan to promote regional stability and conflict resolution.

5 MONTHS AGO

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a joint press conference with US President Donald Trump (not pictured) in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, DC, US, September 29, 2025. (Reuters)

Can Netanyahu survive the odds after Gaza peace deal?

Netanyahu faces mounting legal, political, and public challenges after Gaza war, with corruption trials, opposition criticism, and 64% of Israelis believing he should resign over security failures.

6 MONTHS AGO

Inside the countries and companies supplying weapons to Israel

Inside the countries and companies supplying weapons to Israel

Israel's arms imports, mainly from the US, Germany, and Italy, have surged to support military superiority used not just for defense but to suppress and control neighboring states.

6 MONTHS AGO

Why climate education should be part of our national curriculum

Why climate education should be part of our national curriculum

The United Nations confirms the past eight years as the hottest on record. Climate change now defines children’s lives, demanding urgent, action-based education in Pakistan’s schools to equip students with skills to adapt, act, and lead sustainably.

6 MONTHS AGO

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UNSC backs stronger cooperation with Gulf bloc in first-ever presidential statement

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UNSC backs stronger cooperation with Gulf bloc in first-ever presidential statement

Pakistan's PM Sharif extends Good Friday greetings, urges compassion and tolerance

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Pakistan's PM Sharif extends Good Friday greetings, urges compassion and tolerance

Iran's former top diplomat urges deal with US to end war

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Mohammad Javad Zarif (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)

Scrutiny grows over BJP-RSS backing of propaganda films

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Scrutiny grows over BJP-RSS backing of propaganda films

PM Sharif strongly condemns suicide attack in northwest Pakistan

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PM Sharif strongly condemns suicide attack in northwest Pakistan