Muhammad Hamza Shafqaat

10/04/2026

Every day in Quetta, animals are hit by cars, burned, abandoned or left to suffer with no one to help them.

A small group of women at PANAH is trying to change that. They pick up injured animals, treat them, vaccinate them and give them a chance to live. They do this quietly, without recognition, simply because they believe it is the right thing to do.

In the Quran, Allah reminds us that every living being is a community like you. How we treat those who cannot speak for themselves says a lot about who we are.

This work survives only because people step forward and help. Every treatment, every rescue, every life saved depends on support.

If you can, contribute. Even a small amount can ease suffering.

Let us choose compassion.

08/04/2026

07/04/2026

How many of you have heard of melmastia?

Let me tell you what it really means. Standing here among the mountains, sharing a meal with local tribes, you begin to understand that this is not just food. It is a code. Under Pashtunwali, every guest is treated with dignity and warmth, no questions asked. You are offered fresh nan, steaming kawa, rich meat, and more than anything, a place in the circle. In that moment, you are no longer an outsider. You belong.

Melmastia is not courtesy. It is honour. A stranger, a traveller, even someone with a past conflict can be welcomed, fed and protected for days because the host’s nang depends on it. That is how trust is built in places where the state once barely reached but values ran deep.

There is an old account of , who found himself lost in these lands. He was taken in, fed generously and protected until he could safely move on. That was not an exception. That was the rule.

One meal like this can turn strangers into lifelong friends. That is the quiet strength of this culture. No announcements, no claims, just action.

And honestly, once you experience it, you realise this is not just hospitality. It is identity.