SMOKERS’ CORNER: MANUFACTURING GEN-Z – Newspaper
The 21st century’s cultural terrain has fostered an unusual sociological phenomenon: the over-analysis of an entire demographic. Whereas researchers have studied youth cohorts since the 1960s, none have faced quite as intense a spotlight as Generation Z (henceforth Gen-Z). Born between 1997 and 2012, this group is the first to be fed constant digital data […]
Death of woman, three children in Lahore: Police release husband after recording statement – Newspaper
LAHORE: Police are still awaiting forensic and post-mortem reports to determine the cause of mysterious deaths of four members of a US-based family, including a woman and her three children, who were found dead in a rented house in Valencia Town two days ago. The deceased were identified as Aleena and her children Rehan (16), […]
At the pharmacy, poverty reveals itself in returned boxes, unfinished treatments – Pakistan
Abdul Rauf, a 52-year-old daily wager, clutches a crumpled prescription in his hand at a pharmacy. His doctor has prescribed him medicine for his back pain and high blood pressure. But the total cost is almost double what he paid last year. With a sigh, he picks only two of the four prescribed items. “What […]
Finance Minister Aurangzeb arrives in US on 3-day visit, expected to hold talks on trade, finance, investment – World
WASHINGTON: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb arrived in Washington on Saturday evening for a three-day visit during which he is expected to hold talks with US officials on trade, finance and investment. Pakistan and the United States will resume negotiations on Monday on a broader bilateral economic partnership, diplomatic sources told Dawn. During his visit, Aurangzeb […]
Safety by design – Newspaper
IN a Los Angeles courtroom, Kaley G.M., 20, described a childhood consumed by social media. She began using YouTube at six and Instagram at nine. On one occasion, she said, she spent 16 hours on Instagram. By 10, she had uploaded 240 videos and created nine other accounts to like and comment on. She told […]
Destination Pakistan – Newspaper – DAWN.COM
PAKISTAN’S power elite, particularly those within the security structures, has rarely lacked confidence, maintaining an optimism that ground realities seldom justify. Over the decades, the sources of this self-assurance have shifted, from military might to the country’s critical geopolitical location, and now to physical resources, chief among them the critical minerals concentrated in the turbulent […]
Gulf escalation – Newspaper – DAWN.COM
THE Islamabad MoU, and the broader US-Iran ceasefire this document is supposed to underpin, is unravelling before our eyes. Following a recent escalation, Washington and Tehran have been trading fire across the Gulf, with each round more intense than the last. The US has struck locations in Iran, while Tehran has responded in kind by […]
US renews strikes on Iran to ‘punish’ IRGC for troops’ killing; Tehran targets American bases in Kuwait – World
The United States launched new strikes on Iran early on Sunday after the US military earlier announced that two US military personnel were killed in Jordan and another was missing following an Iranian attack. Later, Iran’s army said it had targeted two US bases in Kuwait with drones in response to American attacks on Iranian […]
GB Assembly seeks special climate fund from Centre – Pakistan
• Resolution calls for compensation, water royalty, plan for protection of glaciers• Opp leader calls for probe into use of climate funds, alleges corruption GILGIT: The Gilgit-Baltistan lawmakers have asked the federal government to establish a “special green fund” to protect its fast-melting glaciers and preserve its fragile ecosystem from the impacts of global warming, […]
Aoun takes Lebanon’s peace push to Washington – Newspaper
• Set to meet Trump after latest round of talks with Israel, seeks US support for ceasefire, Israeli withdrawal• Hezbollah holds mass funeral, stages rally to reject disarmament• Israeli strikes, border violence persist despite truce; US renews travel warning amid regional security tensions BEIRUT: Lebanese President Joseph Aoun left Beirut on Saturday for Washington, where […]