Time to start weaving benchmarks for climate resilience, sustainability
Pakistan is now seeking over a billion dollars from its Resilience and Sustainability Facility. This offers Pakistan an opportunity to redefine its climate landscape and engage…
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Nationwide internet curbs in Pakistan to persist till security challenges remain
During Question Hour, parliamentary secretary for cabinet secretariat Sajid Mehdi said that slow internet speeds were due to security measures being taken on the directives of…
Philippines eyes deal with India, Pakistan on rice imports
Under the proposed arrangement, Pakistan will export to the Philippines up to one million MT of rice annually, equivalent to about 25 percent of the latter’s rice import…
Brain rot – Have you got it?
Is ‘brain rot’ a good choice as the word of the year? It is certainly not a new thing. I would have nominated doomscrolling – a new behaviour enabled by a new technology –…
Struggling against terrorism
There has been a marked escalation in terrorist attacks in Pakistan over the past five years. Targeted killings, suicide bombings and attacks on security installations have become…
Palestinian film From Ground Zero shortlisted for 97th Oscars
From Ground Zero, an anthology directed by 22 different Palestinian directors, comprising documentaries, animation, fiction, and experimental films, details the lives of people in…
Fertility woes — the hidden cost of rising air pollution in Pakistan
According to research published by Environmental Science and Technology, high levels of air pollution in cities have an enormous impact on fertility, as exposure to PM2.5 reduces…
Pakistan Supreme Court’s order green lights military courts, detrimental to civilian rights, lawyers warn
Allowing military courts to pronounce decisions, albeit conditionally, raises renewed concerns about the judiciary's independence after the 26th Constitutional Amendment, says…
‘Hip-hop changed my life’: Talha Anjum on his epic year and victory lap with Kattar Karachi
In an exclusive interview, the rapper shared that his film is a reflection of things that he's seen and things that are wrong with the world.
UK court jails father, stepmother for life for murder of British-Pakistani daughter Sara Sharif
Sara was found dead in August 2023 at her home in Woking, southwest of London, after what prosecutors said was a campaign of “serious and repeated violence."