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I n a rapidly evolving digital age, Pakistan is at a pivotal crossroads. A nation of over 240 million people, more than half of them under 30, is...
T he humanity heaved a collective sigh of relief on May 10, following a ceasefire between the two nuclear-armed neighbours in South Asia, India and...
S indh’s coastal belt has long supported commerce, dynasties, cultural pursuits, agriculture and aquaculture. However, it is now facing a crisis...
Z ahid Ali never imagined he could have a heart attack at 39. Fit-looking on the outside but hiding a growing bulge around his waist, he thought...
D espite my fundamental disapproval of binaries—those reductive distinctions that often obscure more than they reveal—I find myself compelled, if...
It’s called the Punjab Enforcement and Regulatory Authority. It is a government body set up under the Punjab Enforcement and Regulation Act, 2024,...
O n Saturday May 10, United States President Donald Trump announced on his social media account: “After a long night of talks mediated by the...
E arly in the evening on May 10, an announcement was made on behalf of the US president and the secretary of state that India and Pakistan had...
T hree weeks ago, when the Pahalgam terrorist attack occurred, my first reaction was a sense of fatigue, a never-ending, desolate fatigue. At that...
I n the spring of 1991, the prestigious quarterly Urdu literary magazine Aaj devoted an entire issue to the selected writings of Colombian author...
T he night of May 6 marked a perilous turn in South Asia’s most militarised rivalry. In a coordinated move, India launched surgical strikes across...
W hen New Delhi announced last week that it would “keep the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance,” anxiety spiked across Pakistan. Per capita water...
L ondon is famous for its unpredictable weather; right? Well, Islamabad just said, “Hold my chai” with a weather rollercoaster that saw 35°C heat...
E ducation is a pillar of national progress, yet Pakistan allocates just 1.9 per cent of its GDP to this sector — far below the UNESCO benchmark of...
S peaking to the BBC Radio 4 about the travails of Partition and its enduring legacy, Dr Farhat Mahmood, a veteran Pakistani historian, made a...
P akistan is the fifth most populous country in the world, having a population of 241 million, of which around 61 percent live in rural areas. It...
Guts and glory E xpectations for the third season of Velo Sound Station were sky-high. We expected this show to be different, primarily because it...
O n a spring morning in rural Sindh, journalist Abdul Rehman left home to cover a land dispute. He never returned. He was one of five journalists...
O n Monday, April 28, the Canadian people registered a miraculous turn-around in the modern history of developed democracies. In power since 2015,...
R oses of Humanity, a powerful, immersive art installation that commemorates the children lost in Gaza, opened recently at Ustad Allah Bux Gallery,...
H Home #itscomplicated is a collection of essays edited by Saba Karim Khan, an author, award-winning documentary filmmaker and educator. Her debut...
T he government has demonstrated a remarkable commitment to economic stabilisation, reflected in a series of structured reforms and prudent...
I ndia is once again in the grip of war hysteria against Pakistan. After the Pahalgam attack, its right-wing media, ethically duty-bound to play a...
T he long-standing rivalry between India and Pakistan has once again been reignited following the recent attack in Pahalgam in Indian-administered...
B etween May 2024 and April 2025, Pakistan’s media industry found itself at a crossroads, grappling with mounting legal restrictions, financial...
T he fears of a dangerous escalation between India and Pakistan last week were real, given an explosive mix of militant violence, threats of...
Instep: You contributed to Hulu’s Deli Boys by designing costumes for the comedy series. Could you tell us how that opportunity came about and what...
D octors and paramedics across the Punjab have been on strike since April 5. Consequently, the Out-Patient Departments of all public health...
C hildhood diabetes (Type 1 diabetes) is a different type of diabetes than the adult-onset diabetes (Type 2 diabetes). Adult-onset diabetes (Type 2...
G unfire once again shattered the uneasy calm along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir, as Pakistan and India exchanged volleys in the wake...
U S President Donald Trump’s imposition of additional tariffs, especially on Chinese products, has created an unprecedented opportunity for some...