Faisal Farooq

Nov 12, 2024 | dawn.com | Faisal Farooq

In the remote highlands of northern Pakistan, the Ismail family once lived in harmony with the towering glaciers that crowned their village. They had deep ties to the land —an enduring connection forged through generations of farming, herding, and living in the shadows of the majestic mountains. In 2022, however, a catastrophic glacier outburst flood (GLOF) ravaged their home, and with it, their way of life.

Sep 27, 2024 | dawn.com | Faisal Farooq

To escape the monotonous routine of city life, I packed my rucksack one October afternoon and headed for the mountains to satisfy my wanderlust. This has become a routine over time; every year, I plan a trip to rediscover the Hunza Valley, particularly in the fall season.

Jan 20, 2024 | risingkashmir.in | Faisal Farooq

The prolonged and unprecedented dry spell in the Himalayan region is attributed to the absence of active strong western disturbances, prevailing El Niño conditions, and a robust jet stream. This has transformed the once snow-covered mountains and plains into a brown and barren landscape, creating a dry, desolate, and visually depressing scene.

Sep 23, 2023 | dawn.com | Chetna Maroo |Rabeea Saleem |Faisal Farooq |Shalinee Kumari

Western LaneBy Chetna MarooPicador, UKISBN: 978-1529094626176pp. In his novel The End of The Affair, Graham Greene writes: “A story has no beginning or end: arbitrarily one chooses that moment of experience from which to look back or from which to look ahead.”Here, our 11-year-old protagonist, Gopi, chooses to narrate her story a few weeks after her mother dies, leaving her and her two older sisters in the care of their father.

Sep 23, 2023 | dawn.com | Mehr Afshan Farooqi |Faisal Farooq |Shalinee Kumari |Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry

The mushaira at Richmond, Virginia, in late August this year reminded me of gatherings from my childhood, when poets congregated at my parent’s home in Allahabad. Our drawing room sofas would be pushed back to the walls, the carpet would be overlaid with durries covered with freshly laundered chandnis transforming the room from a Western-style to an Eastern-style visitors’ room. The kitchen would be bustling. Trays full of steaming mugs of tea would be served to incoming poets-guests.