Is that a biscuit wrapper you’re breathing? – Pakistan
On paper, Pakistan is a recycling success story. On plastic, not so much. Bad puns aside, the World Bank has said we beat all of South Asia with the lowest marine plastic pollution rates. Those in the business will tell you Pakistan is flipping trash so well that it now imports used gallon milk jugs […]
PML-N grabs 9 out of 13 seats across AJK’s Mirpur division, unofficial results show – Pakistan
The PML-N grabbed nine out of the 13 constituencies of Azad Jammu and Kashmir’s (AJK) Mirpur division in yesterday’s elections, preliminary results issued by the Election Commission showed on Tuesday. Polls in AJK are being held in three phases over security concerns, with the first set of polls held in Mirpur division on Monday. Scuffles, […]
World risks HIV resurgence as funding falls 18pc, UNAIDS says – World
The world risks a resurgence of the HIV epidemic after global funding fell by nearly a fifth last year, the UN body fighting AIDS said on Monday. Washington previously accounted for 75 per cent of international HIV funding before President Donald Trump’s return to the White House in January 2025. That month, he ordered a […]
Why regime change won’t save free speech in Pakistan – Pakistan
In 2024, after being exposed for mass illegal surveillance, Pakistan’s response wasn’t accountability. It was a new law. The EU’s latest report shows why that matters. There is a silence smothering the landscape of Pakistan and it is a silence borne from fear. The state grows more authoritarian each day, its mistrust for the voice […]
PM Shehbaz directs faster implementation of government right-sizing reforms
Says performance of govt institutions should be significantly improved through modern technology and better training Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif chairs a review meeting regarding rightsizing and improving efficiency of the Federal Government in Islamabad. Photo: X Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday directed authorities to accelerate the implementation of rightsizing measures aimed at improving government […]
Journalist Fakhar Durrani says foreign network tried to recruit him to publish anti-Pakistan content
Says Rs103,000 was transferred to his account through digital and cryptocurrency-based payment methods Investigative journalist Fakhar Durrani on Tuesday said a foreign network attempted to recruit him to publish pre-written articles critical of Pakistan’s state institutions and use his influence to help foreign media outlets, including DW, France 24 and The Sun, expand their presence […]
Innovative policing – Newspaper – DAWN.COM
IN post-colonial societies, police are averse to innovation. Conversely, militants opt for innovation and cultivate their following, using cyberspace, AI and information warfare innovatively. Is innovative policing (IP) viable under outdated laws, weak capacity, poor accountability and ill-equipped LEAs? Post-colonial police chiefs limit innovation to technology when it should be interpreted elastically. Often, militants get […]
US-led Israel-Lebanon talks set for next week in Rome
Technical groups will focus on advancing implementation of framework agreement, says US State Department official An Israeli soldier stands by a mobile artillery unit, near the Israel-Lebanon border, in northern Israel January 15, 2024. PHOTO: REUTERS The next round of United States-led talks between Israel and Lebanon will be held in Rome next week, with […]
Well begun is half done – Newspaper
AT first look, it struck one as a politically conjured Woodstock, its unhurried gait like a cloud walk along a gurgling brook of piercing humour, cackling laughter and tuneful parodies, with Faiz and Fahmida Riaz making their mandatory appearance as they often do in youthful Indian protests. The event kindled muzzled memories of what the […]
PSX slips into negative territory amid cautious trading
KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) traded in negative territory during the first half of the session on Tuesday, with the benchmark KSE-100 Index extending its losses after opening on a weak note. As of 1:00pm, the index stood at 177,982.68, down 279.65 points, or 0.16% from the previous close of 178,262.33. Earlier in the […]