Hamqadam June 2026 English

Magazine cover for HamQadam, June 2026, titled "UNDOING NFC AWARD'S POPULATION BIAS," featuring a cityscape, globe, charts, and a book with Pakistan's emblem.

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Text "A FRAGILE TRUCE" above a small green sprout growing from cracked ground, flanked by barbed wire, with two doves flying over a ruined city in the background.

A fragile truce

By Editorial Board

Text "A LONG-OVERDUE HARVEST OF COMMON SENSE" over a sunset wheat field with a path leading to a tree, an open book with a lightbulb drawing and a leafy branch on a wooden table.

A long-overdue harvest of common sense

By Babar Taimoor

Graphic for CPEC Outcome, showing flags of Pakistan and China above diverse transport infrastructure (train, highway, port) with a glowing map route. Icons below list economic growth, infrastructure, trade, connectivity, and prosperity.

CPEC outcome

ByTalha Abd Ur Rahman

Poster for 'The Organ Trade Scandal' depicting a locked human organ cooler, money, blood, and a handshake deal.

The organ trade scandal

A poster for "Terrorism's Dangerous Momentum" showing a world map with targets and armed figures running through a devastated city.

Terrorism’s dangerous momentum

A vertical split image contrasting the weaponization of water (top: chained faucet, barbed wire, soldiers, dam, dry land) with its life-giving nature (bottom: lush river, hands holding Earth in a water drop). Text: "WATER CANNOT BE WEAPONISED".

Water cannot be weaponised

By Editorial Board

Map of Pakistan with title "UNDOING NFC AWARD'S POPULATION BIAS" above an imbalanced scale of justice. The pan labeled "POPULATION BIAS" is heavily weighted with many figures, while the pan labeled "FAIRNESS & EQUITY" is lightly weighted with few figures.

Undoing NFC Award’s population bias

ByDanish Faheem

Poster for 'BRACING FOR SUPER EL NIÑO' showing a split scene of drought, floods, and a glowing Earth.

Bracing for Super El Nino

ByImran Chaandio

Polluted, overcrowded city with a smokestack, slums, heavy traffic, and a garbage-filled river. Title: 'SLOW DEATH OF A CITY OF TEEMING MILLIONS'.

Slow death of a city of teeming millions

ByMasooma Parwaz

Graphic with text 'RELENTLESS TERROR IN KP' features a soldier, smoke, fire, a damaged car, a checkpoint with a Pakistani flag, and a map of Pakistan.

Relentless terror in KP