The Power of Storytelling: How Fiction Builds Emotional Intelligence and Empathy

Gowher Bhat There’s a quiet power in a good story. It doesn’t scream for attention. It waits. It pulls you in slowly. You’re halfway through before you realize you’re different. The world around you feels different. You feel different. Fiction does this. It changes how we see, how we feel, how we understand. The Hidden…

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Metaphorical Reflection: “Zaina Kadal Chu Thook” and the Modern Age of News Hype

Childhood Memory of Zaina Kadal Rumors;WHO PLAYS FLUTE FOR ME?AND I dance on the tune.. Dr. Fiaz Maqbool FaziliI grew up in the labyrinthine alleys of Zaina Kadal, a place where whispers traveled faster than the Jhelum’s current. The area was infamous for “Zaina Kadal chu thook”—a phrase that, like the murky waters beneath the…

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Condemning “terrorism” without naming Pakistan: Trampling the graves of Kashmir’s martyrs

“Kashmir demands sentinels of truth, not these craven betrayers who barter justice for safety. The people need voices that will proclaim “Pakistan is a terrorist state” with the clarity of a tolling bell, until the world cannot turn away. This assembly resolution is not a failure it is a sin against the soul of Kashmir.”…

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