December 31, 2025
By Xari Jalil & Ali Baig
For Voicepk, like any other year, 2025 too served as a year with its own challenges. Reporting in the face of adversity has its own difficulties and so this too has no been just another year for us.
Pakistan has gone through several times of crises, and therefore so has Voicepk. But nothing has stopped our network of correspondents spread across Pakistan from covering these issues and reporting from the ground. Rooted in human rights, social justice, and people’s lived realities, our work has spanned long-form investigations, ground reports, podcasts, web shows and explainers — amplifying those voices that are often erased.
This review brings together the stories that shaped 2025. Not only measured in online audience engagement, but also in impact — stories that documented suffering, questioned power, and insisted on accountability.
Impact cannot always be measured in numbers. Some stories are meant to reach millions — others are meant to reach the public conscience.
Climate & Environment
Stories That Warned, Witnessed, and Remembered
Climate Disinformation: When False Narratives Deepen Pakistan’s Climate Crisis
False climate narratives disproportionately harm vulnerable communities — fisherfolk, mountain populations, and indigenous peoples.
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In a City Gasping for Air, a 150-Year-Old Banyan Tree Is Chopped Down
Illegal cutting of a historic banyan tree in Lahore symbolized environmental neglect and governance failure.
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Climate Change Devastates Gilgit-Baltistan After Floodwaters Recede
Flash floods erased homes, bridges, and generations of mountain life.
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Wiped Out: How Thousands Lost Their Homes to Ravaging Floods in Kasur
Ground reporting documented submerged villages, displaced families, and rescue efforts.
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Pakistan on a Climate Bomb: Bursting Glaciers, Deadly Heatwaves — What’s Next?
Thousands of glacial lakes and millions at risk highlight Pakistan’s climate emergency.
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KP & Swat Flash Flood Coverage
Entire families wiped out, exposing the deadly unpredictability of climate-driven disasters.
Buner Floods
Swat Flash Floods
Beyond the Battlefield: How Will the Israel–Iran War Impact the Environment?
Examining the environmental fallout of escalating conflicts globally.
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Enforced Disappearances — Balochistan
Through our consistent reporting, Voicepk has refused to stay silent on missing persons and issues related to enforced disappearances.
88 Cases of Missing Persons Reported in January
BYC data revealed a sharp rise in enforced disappearances
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Enforced Disappearances: Govt Claims Drop, Rights Groups Say Rise
Conflicting narratives exposed deep trust deficits between the state and affected families
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‘No More Dead Bodies’: Massive Gathering in Dalbandin
Thousands demanded the safe return of missing persons.
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BYC Protest Camps & HRCP Intervention
Prolonged sit-ins highlighted state indifference and family endurance.
BYC Camp Ends
HRCP Delegation Visits Camp
Women & Children
Stories That Demanded Protection, Not Sympathy
‘GBV Must Be Declared a National Emergency’: Aurat March Islamabad
Activists called for urgent action against gender-based violence.
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Punjab’s Gender Violence Crisis: 85 Women Attacked Every Day
Data-driven reporting exposed the scale of violence.
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Laws & Constitution
Stories That Questioned Power
National Assembly Passes Bill Banning Child Marriages
A landmark law welcomed by activists — but concerns over enforcement remain.
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Religious Minorities
Stories That Exposed Persecution
Worrying Rise in Violence Against Religious Minorities — HRCP Report
Mob attacks, blasphemy accusations, and forced conversions continue.
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UN Experts Condemn Rising Persecution of Ahmadis & Other Minorities
International alarm over Pakistan’s failure to protect religious freedom.
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Surge in Anti-Ahmadi Violence
Quarterly reporting documented organized attacks and state inaction.
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Afghan Refugees
Stories That Exposed Displacement and Uncertainty
Left with Nothing: The Dismantling of Lives as Pakistan Deports Afghan Refugees
Approximately 500 families face an uncertain future.
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No Land, No Home, No Future: Why Afghan Refugees Are Flooding Courts
Thousands seek legal protection amid forced returns.
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Islamabad: Winter Deepens Misery for Afghan Refugees
Families living in the open face worsening conditions as winter arrives.
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Returned Afghan Refugees from Pakistan Face Mounting Challenges in Afghanistan
Returned refugees confront survival and reintegration challenges.
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Germany Offers Cash Payout to Afghan Refugees in Pakistan
Humanitarian concerns arise over incentives to withdraw from resettlement.
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Their Last Shelter: Pakistan’s Final Wave of Expulsion of Afghan Refugees
1.3 million cardholders face forced repatriation.
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Looking Ahead: From 2025 to 2026
2025 reaffirmed why independent, rights-based journalism matters. In a shrinking civic space, Voicepk remains committed to documenting truths that are inconvenient — but necessary.
Silence is not neutral.