SAN SEBASTIAN, SPAIN: American actress Angelina Jolie said on Sunday she no longer recognises her country, voicing concern over threats to free expression while presenting her latest film at Spain’s San Sebastián film festival. Her comments come as worries grow over free speech in the United States, after President Donald Trump’s crackdown on critical media…
Rawalpindi – Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan appeared before an anti-terrorism court in Rawalpindi via a WhatsApp video link on Monday in connection with the May 9 GHQ attack case. During the hearing, Khan’s lawyers requested access to CCTV footage of the September 19 proceedings and sought a halt to the jail trial until…
Karachi – The Sindh government has announced that it will begin distributing pink electric scooters to women this week in an effort to provide safe, affordable, and dignified travel options. The decision was finalized during a meeting chaired by Sindh Transport Minister Sharjeel Memon, attended by the Secretary of Transport and the Managing Director of…
Lahore – Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has extended warm congratulations to the leadership and people of Saudi Arabia on the occasion of the Kingdom’s National Day. In her message, Maryam Nawaz conveyed greetings on behalf of the people of Punjab to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz and…
Islamabad,M.Saleem Jutt Pakistan’s Auditor General has revealed massive financial irregularities amounting to over Rs78 billion in the Ministry of Communications, with the bulk of the discrepancies — nearly Rs50 billion — linked to Pakistan Post. According to the audit report, Pakistan Post alone recorded corruption and theft of Rs284 million, along with irregularities of Rs1.25…
India’s six-wicket win over Pakistan in the Asia Cup Super Fours game in Dubai was emphatic – sad to say, nearly as ever. The chase of 172 never looked in doubt, with opener Abhishek Sharma’s sparkling 74 off 39 balls sealing the contest. On the field, the difference in quality during the powerplay was glaring,…
In a whirlwind of news stories that keep surpassing previous ones in their brutality, it would not be incorrect to say cruelty is endemic in Pakistan. Moreover, it is so deep-rooted and non-partisan in nature that it does not distinguish between man and animal. Last year, a man from Sanghar, Sindh, punished a camel for…
The “First cause” of agricultural ailment is embedded in a feudal ecosystem defined by unviable subsistence farming on millions of fragmented, land-crippled micro farms, covering 71.5% of the country’s cropped area. This system yields diminishing returns, and agricultural growth policies have consistently failed – and will continue to fail – as undeniably evident from the…
In the wake of devastating flash floods that have ravaged Pakistan’s northern regions, claiming countless lives and destroying livelihoods, a chorus of climate change experts has long warned that the true culprit isn’t the fury of nature alone, but our glaring lack of preparedness – a systemic failure that amplifies every disaster into a catastrophe….
About a decade or so ago, I got to know a bookseller in Urdu bazar Karachi. This bookseller was introduced to me by a friend who runs a small Urdu magazine that focuses on literary criticism, essays and travel writing. The bookseller’s shop is pretty much in the centre of Urdu bazar, and is surrounded…
