India’s Manipur orders internet blackout, curfew after ethnic clashes
Manipur has been rocked by periodic clashes for more than a year between the predominantly Hindu Meitei majority and the mainly Christian Kuki community, dividing the state into…
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Murder trial of three Pakistanis in Sara Sharif case in UK to begin on Oct 7
A 10-year-old girl was found dead in her Woking, Surrey home in August 2023. A post-mortem examination revealed that she had suffered “multiple and extensive injuries,” likely…
AI friendships
Can AI succeed in replicating human affection? Assuming you are in a relationship with a virtual being that always agrees with you, how will you deal with conflict and hurt,…
US to ‘continue to stand shoulder to shoulder’ with Pakistan against terrorism
Pakistan has sought the United States’ help in dealing with economic and security challenges. The requests were conveyed during a meeting between US Ambassador Donald Blome and…
Digital screams: Women on the frontline of enforced disappearances in Pakistan
In a land where enforced disappearances are buried in silence, women have found their voice through digital defiance.
Terrorist attacks in Pakistan surge to 59 in August from 38 in July
These incidents included 29 attacks in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 28 in Balochistan and two in Punjab.
Pakistan PM Shehbaz says Balochistan attacks ‘wicked scheme’ devised by terrorists
In the latest flare-up of violence, dozens of militants affiliated with the banned Balochistan Liberation Army launched numerous attacks on Sunday midnight across Balochistan,…
Pakistan President Zardari orders measures for ‘complete elimination’ of terrorists after attacks
At least 50 people, including 14 security men, lost their lives on Sunday, Aug 25, as militants went on a rampage across the province, storming police stations, blowing up railway…
Pakistan rocked by violence as multiple attacks leave over 50 dead; 21 terrorists killed
The Chief Minister of Balochistan Sarfaraz Bugti said that 38 innocent lives were claimed by terrorists, while the Inter-Services Public Relations confirmed in a press release…
Gaza and the Muslim world
But committed as the US administration is to supporting Israel come what may, it is not clear what leverage it may have in order to exert pressure on Tel Aviv to agree to a deal…