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Pakistan Water Crisis Podcast

Exclusive insights into the Indus Waters Treaty and its implications

▫What did Indian Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi really mean?

▫Was it political posturing or a serious water threat?

▫What are the implications for Pakistan's agriculture and Indus Waters Treaty?

Listen to Mr. Sardar Arif Rashid, former Punjab Minister for Agriculture, Irrigation and Tourism, as he shares what’s behind Prime Minister Modi’s river warning and what it could mean for the future of Pakistan’s water and farming.. Explore

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Published: November 6, 2025, 3:46 PM
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English Version Stats: 35 hr 51 min total reading time by 183 readers

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The Model Town Master Plan Competition 1922–23 (Episode 12)

The town planner and architect who prepared the Master Plan of Model Town Lahore received a professional fee of Rs 800. In the previous episode, it was noted that the Model Town Society was allotted land from the reserved forest area of Rakh Kot Lakhpat in June 1922 through a formal financial ...

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Published: November 4, 2025, 5:16 PM
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English Version Stats: 3 hr 14 min total reading time by 51 readers

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Revelations by the Architect Who Earned a Doctorate on Model Town Lahore (Episode 11)

Last paragraph of the previous episode: “… But the question is: the land granted to the Model Town Society by the government was legally Crown Estate, owned by the British Government. Then why, at the time of transferring possession, was the Islamic...

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Published: November 3, 2025, 5:13 PM
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English Version Stats: 2 hr 23 min total reading time by 37 readers

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Why the Government Registered the Model Town Land Nineteen Years After Receiving Its Price (Episode 10)

According to historical and official records, the process of allotting land for the establishment of Model Town Lahore was long and gradual. In 1922, with the approval of Sir Edward Douglas Maclagan, Governor of Punjab, approximately...

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Published: November 2, 2025, 5:10 PM
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English Version Stats: 1 hr 44 min total reading time by 26 readers

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When the British Governor Approved the Sale of Government Land for Model Town Lahore at Rs 400 per Acre (Fifty Rupees per Kanal) (Episode 9)

The story of Model Town Lahore is not merely that of a residential colony. It is also a vivid reflection of the intricate bureaucratic structure of the colonial administration. In 1921, when Dewan Khem Chand ...

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Published: November 1, 2025, 5:04 PM
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English Version Stats: 2 hr 5 min total reading time by 21 readers

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When Governor Sir Edward Maclagan Was Recalled to Britain after Approving Government Land for a Local Housing Scheme in Lahore (Episode 8)

A poignant remembrance from the pages of history The allocation of Rakh Kot Lakhpat land for the establishment of Model Town Lahore was made possible solely through the approval of Sir Edward Douglas Maclagan, the Governor...

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Published: October 31, 2025, 4:59 PM
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English Version Stats: 14 hr 39 min total reading time by 79 readers

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Model Town Lahore A Modern Society Established within the Ancient Forest of Lahore (Episode 7)

The acquisition of land for the Model Town Society was one of the most remarkable and spirited chapters in its early history. Dewan Khem Chand and his associates undertook this task with exceptional resolve and meticulous planning. They spent days exploring the rural outskirts of Lahore, including the villages of Sattu Katal, Kala Khatri, and Choprah, meeting landowners and cultivators...

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Published: October 30, 2025, 4:55 PM
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English Version Stats: 3 hr 49 min total reading time by 37 readers

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In the Beginning Model Town Lahore Was Planned to Be Established across the Ravi near Shahdara (Episode 6)

The site initially proposed for the establishment of Model Town Lahore was not the one where the settlement stands today. Dewan Khem Chand’s pamphlet Suburban Town of Lahore (1919) presented the earliest written concept for a modern residential society. Yet according to credible historical research, the first location...

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Published: October 29, 2025, 4:29 PM
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English Version Stats: 20 hr 12 min total reading time by 107 readers

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Where Did the 500 Acres of Model Town Land Go (Episode 5)

Between 1921 and 1924, the land for Model Town Lahore was acquired in successive phases. The process began in 1921, shortly after the establishment of the Model Town Co-operative Housing Society, when the initial committee consisting of Dewan Khem Chand, Sheikh Abdul Qadir, and Mahita Singh initiated the acquisition...

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Published: September 2, 2025, 3:30 PM
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English Version Stats: 9 hr 18 min total reading time by 67 readers

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River Land (Part-2)
Rivers Set Their Own Boundaries Why Construction Is Forbidden on Three Critical Zones ?

I spent more than a decade editing the property newspaper Peela. Around 2015, word reached me that a senior official from Lahore Development Authority’s Planning and Development Department...

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Published: September 2, 2025, 3:04 PM
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English Version Stats: 7 hr 10 min total reading time by 78 readers

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River Land Part 1
What Future Awaits Housing Schemes Built on Lahore’s Riverbed and Floodplain?

Building along the riverbank is common across the world. But construction on the river land, whether in the bed, the flood channel, or the floodplain, is forbidden everywhere and regarded as a grave violation of both science and law....

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Published: July 20, 2025, 6:45 PM
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English Version Stats: 9 hr 10 min total reading time by 77 readers

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Lahori Chacha (Part 4)
What Chacha’s Release Means for Us?

The release of Lahori Chacha marks not an end, but the beginning of a deeper societal reckoning. Muhammad Sajid Nawaz, better known as Lahori Chacha, was acquitted on July 15 by a judicial magistrate in Lahore after being arrested for using offensive language against Punjab’s Chief Minister. But his release has triggered more questions than it has answered....

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Published: July 15, 2025, 4:16 PM
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English Version Stats: 5 hr 6 min total reading time by 53 readers

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Lahori Chacha (Part 3)
Was there a political or ideological agenda behind the statement

▫Every individual has the right to express themselves, even if others disagree with what they say. ▫For the state, the real test is whether it responds to offensive language with tolerance or with force....

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Published: July 15, 2025, 2:47 PM
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English Version Stats: 4 hr 8 min total reading time by 30 readers

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Lahori Chacha (Part 2)
Lahori Chacha’s Outburst and the Emotional Language of Protest

▫To hurl abuse is akin to punching someone with your tongue. ▫The question is whether Chacha’s words about national leadership are merely ...

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Published: July 14, 2025, 12:17 PM
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English Version Stats: 9 hr 43 min total reading time by 163 readers

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Lahori Chacha (Part 1)
The Rise of a Reluctant Symbol

Wise leadership counters insults with reason, not force. Lahori Chacha is no longer just a man; he has become a symbol, a mirror reflecting the struggles of countless ordinary citizens...

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Published: July 7, 2025, 5:53 PM
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English Version Stats: 4 hr 6 min total reading time by 45 readers

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Why Family Businesses in Pakistan Rarely Survive the Third Generation

In Pakistan, family businesses often collapse by the third generation, a phenomenon known as the Three Generation Rule. Research from PwC’s Family Business Survey,...

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Published: July 4, 2025, 5:44 PM
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English Version Stats: 2 hr 52 min total reading time by 41 readers

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The Final Chapter: Four Grave Allegations Blocking Trump’s Path to a Nobel Prize

When Pakistan’s government and Army Chief General Asim Munir nominated President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize,...

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Published: July 3, 2025, 3:34 PM
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English Version Stats: 1 hr 21 min total reading time by 11 readers

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Donald Trumps Nobel Peace Prize Quest A Diplomatic Drama

On June 24 2025 former President Donald Trump suffered a major diplomatic setback when Oleksandr Merezhko head of Ukraines parliamentary foreign affairs committee formally withdrew his nomination of Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize....

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Published: July 1, 2025, 3:50 PM
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English Version Stats: 33 min 13 sec total reading time by 21 readers

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Pakistan’s Nomination of Trump for Nobel Peace Prize Ignites Controversy

President Donald Trump seems to have recognized that Pakistan’s endorsement for a Nobel Peace Prize could harm his image rather than bolster it....

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Published: June 30, 2025, 4:22 PM
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English Version Stats: 35 min 33 sec total reading time by 18 readers

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Does President Trump Deserve the Nobel Peace Prize?

The U.S. presidency stands as the zenith of global power, a position of unmatched influence and prestige...

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Published: June 28, 2025, 11:17 AM
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English Version Stats: 1 hr 10 min total reading time by 35 readers

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Pakistan’s Largest Power Sector Loan: Reform, Pressure, or Signaling?

On June 18, 2025, Pakistan’s Ministry of Energy announced the country’s largest ever loan arrangement: a staggering Rs. 1.275 trillion (approximately $4.5 billion) secured from 18 domestic commercial banks including 6 fully Islamic and 12 conventional banks operating Islamic windows....

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Published: June 27, 2025, 5:25 PM
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English Version Stats: 1 hr 2 min total reading time by 36 readers

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Is a Glass of Milk Now Considered a Luxury in Pakistan?

If the government classifies it as a “luxury” and imposes tax accordingly, this is not simply a matter of fiscal policy. It is a deep injustice....

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Published: June 25, 2025, 4:24 PM
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English Version Stats: 2 hr 2 min total reading time by 14 readers

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In today’s digital world, one of the most powerful words is “Algorithm” and it traces its origin to a name from the Islamic Golden Age: Algorithmi

The term “Algorithm” is derived from the Latinized name of Al Khwarizmi, a pioneering Muslim scientist who was the first to lay down a systematic,...

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Published: June 24, 2025, 2:46 PM
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English Version Stats: 1 hr 42 min total reading time by 118 readers

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Pakistani Journalists at a Crossroads

Is This the End, or a New Dawn?...

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Published: June 23, 2025, 6:07 PM
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English Version Stats: 30 min 46 sec total reading time by 10 readers

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Imagine the devastating fallout if a nuclear reactor were targeted:

the radiation released could rival the destructive force of an atomic bomb....

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Published: June 23, 2025, 2:54 PM
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English Version Stats: 37 min 40 sec total reading time by 12 readers

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The Next 72 Hours: A Critical Window for Radiation Fallout in Iran and Beyond

The United States attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities has placed the next 72 hours under intense scrutiny for Iran, Pakistan, and neighboring countries,...

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Published: June 23, 2025, 12:37 PM
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English Version Stats: 34 min 59 sec total reading time by 12 readers

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Did the U.S. Really Destroy Iran’s Nuclear Program?

The recent U.S. attacks on Iran’s nuclear facilities have sparked a global question: Has the United States truly obliterated Iran’s nuclear program?...

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Published: June 22, 2025, 6:39 PM
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English Version Stats: 1 min 10 sec total reading time by 9 readers

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Have We Truly Learned from History?

The recent US attack on Iran forces us to confront a haunting question: Have we learned anything from the devastation of the First and Second World Wars?...

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Published: June 22, 2025, 3:50 PM
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English Version Stats: 13 min 11 sec total reading time by 16 readers

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Is Impeachment of President Trump Possible?

The recent U.S. attack on Iran has sparked renewed discussions about the potential impeachment of President Donald Trump....

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Published: June 21, 2025, 12:40 PM
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English Version Stats: 1 hr 23 min total reading time by 38 readers

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Netanyahu on Trial: War Crimes, Global Isolation, and the Fall of Israel’s Longest Serving Prime Minister

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has emerged as one of the most controversial and widely disliked political leaders in recent years....

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Published: June 20, 2025, 11:18 AM
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English Version Stats: 2 hr 10 min total reading time by 32 readers

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Iran vs Israel: War, Geography, and Modern Technology

Striking a nation from 1,500 kilometers away marks one of the most remarkable feats witnessed in this century....

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Published: June 5, 2025, 5:38 PM
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English Version Stats: 1 hr 11 min total reading time by 133 readers

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Is Qurbani Endangering Animal Populations or Supporting Their Growth?

Every year, Muslims around the world perform Qurbani, and millions of animals are taken for this ritual during Eid ul Adha....

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Published: May 22, 2025, 1:00 PM
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English Version Stats: 29 min 21 sec total reading time by 86 readers

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Why the Air Force Deserves Its Own Field Marshal?

On May 20, 2025, Pakistan’s Federal Cabinet approved the promotion of General Syed Asim Munir to the honorary rank of Field Marshal,...

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Published: May 22, 2025, 12:56 PM
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English Version Stats: 54 min 28 sec total reading time by 61 readers

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India’s Denial of Its Clear Defeat

Why Doesn’t the Losing Side Admit Defeat?
A Psychological Analysis by Syed Shayan...

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Central Business District (CBD) Lahore

A visionary initiative by the Punjab government, CBD Lahore is transforming the city into a cutting-edge commercial and financial hub. Spanning from Gulberg to Walton Road, it features skyscrapers, luxury hotels, malls, and corporate offices. With investor-friendly policies and state-of-the-art infrastructure, CBD is driving economic growth and attracting both local and international investment. Stay informed through our regular videos, articles, and podcasts on CBD’s ongoing progress and development.

CBD Videos

An Introduction To CBD | A Landmark Project Currently Under Construction In Lahore.

An Introduction To CBD | A Landmark Project Currently Under Construction In Lahore.

We delve into the latest updates, prices, and development progress of this exciting project...

May 12, 2024

CBD LAHORE | Plots | Prices | Payment Issues | Project Development.

CBD LAHORE | Plots | Prices | Payment Issues | Project Development.

We delve into the latest updates, prices, and development progress of this exciting project.

May 13, 2024

Securing Investments in the CBD | Strategies for Success | ROI | SRM.

Securing Investments in the CBD | Strategies for Success | ROI | SRM.

Is investing in CBD Lahore a safe venture? “Investing in Lahore's Central Business District is promising ...

May 13, 2024

Is it permissible to sell the land of national monuments?

Is it permissible to sell the land of national monuments?

The controversy surrounding the sale of "Bab-e-Pakistan" land to the United States Consulate at premium rates.

Jun 3, 2025