Once again, Pakistan has been hit by massive floods. Once again, our smartphones and TVs are full of pictures and videos of flood-affected areas; of displaced people carrying all their possessions on hand-drawn carts, animal-drawn carriages and on their heads; of ruined crops; of dead animals; and of abandoned vehicles. Once again, we have frightening…
Over the past three to four months, our universities have been caught up in a frantic race for admissions. Billboards, television spots and social media feeds are plastered with promises of success. The real measure of success, however, is less visible: filling classrooms to maximum capacity, often by lowering the bar of entry to anyone…
India captain Harmanpreet Kaur and Pakistan counterpart Fatima Sana skipped the customary handshake before a women’s cricket World Cup match on Sunday amid ongoing tensions between the rivals that plagued the men’s Asia Cup last month. India-Pakistan relations have significantly deteriorated followingmilitary conflictsin May that nearly escalated into a full-fledged war between the nuclear-armed neighbors….
Karachi Mayor Murtaza Wahab’s recent demand for greater federal funding for the city’s development seems to be in conflict with his own recent decision-making to undermine federal projects for the metropolis. Wahab has been critical of Islamabad for offering Karachi only a “lollipop” and demanding a tenfold increase in federal support, yet he has no…
Pakistan’s latest debt review offers a sobering reminder of the structural weaknesses that continue to hobble the economy. The Ministry of Finance has reported that the country’s total public debt surged by 13% to Rs80.6 trillion in FY25, with the debt-to-GDP ratio climbing to 70% from 68% in the previous year. This rise, despite an…
Few images capture the quiet cruelty of Pakistan’s justice system more powerfully than that of a child growing up behind bars —not as a criminal, but as collateral. In Punjab alone, at least 140 children under the age of six are currently living in prisons alongside their incarcerated mothers. These are formative years that should…
A team of scientists at Princeton University has developed a groundbreaking artificial intelligence tool that could help solve one of fusion power’s most persistent challenges—maintaining plasma stability inside reactors. The system, known as Diag2Diag, can “see” what sensors miss, recreating lost or incomplete data to help control plasma—the ultra-hot fuel that powers fusion. The innovation,…
The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has forecast widespread rain, thunderstorms, strong winds and snowfall in northern parts of the country over the next 24 hours, warning of flash flooding and damage to weak installations. According to the PMD, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P), Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan, Islamabad and Punjab are expected to be hit by gusty winds, dust storms,…
The Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency (Pak-EPA) will launch a crackdown on smoke-emitting vehicles across the federal capital from November 17 in a bid to combat worsening air pollution ahead of the smog season. According to the spokesperson for the Ministry of Climate Change and Environmental Coordination, Mohammad Saleem Sheikh, the campaign aims to curb emissions…
Federal Railways Minister Hanif Abbasi claimed on Sunday that during what he termed the “Battle of Truth” Pakistani forces had shot down seven Indian aircraft and captured 22 Indian outposts, remarks made during an address in Rawalpindi. Speaking at the event, Abbasi said Pakistan’s defence capability had prevailed despite being comparatively outnumbered — “Even if…
