Science, policy and society
. The author is a Professor and the Director of Center on Forced Displacement at Boston University I attended a conference last week that focuses on how environmental damage drives drug resistant infections. Just as I was inspired by colleagues from around the world who described their work focusing on rivers, urban and rural landscapes, […]
Peshawar High Court grants transit bail to Noreen Niazi in Peca case – Pakistan
PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Monday granted transit bail to Noreen Niazi, the sister of incarcerated PTI founder Imran Khan, in a case registered under the Peca Act 2026, directing her to appear before the relevant Islamabad court on or before August 20. In July, the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) registered a […]
Major earthquake rocks Colombia and other countries, causing damage and injuries – World
A powerful earthquake rocked Colombia and other Latin American countries on Monday, causing unspecified damage and injuries and building evacuations in Bogota. The Colombian geological service put the magnitude of the quake at 6.6 while its American counterpart USGS put it at 7.4, with an epicentre 100km underground in the west of Colombia. It was […]
US court rules Meta, other tech companies must face thousands of lawsuits over social media addiction
Lawsuits allege that social media companies intentionally addicted young users, contributing to depression, anxiety Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, YouTube, Facebook, Twitch and Reddit applications are displayed on a mobile phone ahead of new law banning social media for users under 16 in Australia, in this picture illustration taken on December 9, 2025. — REUTERS A US […]
Pak-Saudi-Turkiye defence pact ‘entirely for defensive purposes’, not aggression: PM Shehbaz
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday affirmed that the recently signed Makkah Joint Defence Agreement was “entirely for defensive purposes”, and not for any aggression. The joint defence agreement, signed on August 7 between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye, aims to strengthen collective deterrence and empowers its signatory states to treat an attack against one […]
Pak-Saudi-Turkiye defence pact ‘entirely for defensive purposes’, not aggression
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday affirmed that the recently signed Makkah Joint Defence Agreement was “entirely for defensive purposes”, and not for any aggression. The joint defence agreement, signed on August 7 between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye, aims to strengthen collective deterrence and empowers its signatory states to treat an attack against one […]
Pak-Saudi-Turkiye defence pact ‘entirely for defensive purposes, peace’, not aggression
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday spoke about the recently signed Makkah Joint Defence Agreement before the federal cabinet. At the outset of his address, the premier recalled that he, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan signed the pact in Makkah on Friday. The prime minister stressed that the […]
PM Shehbaz addresses federal cabinet on Makkah defence pact
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is currently addressing a federal cabinet meeting, where he is speaking about the recently signed Makkah Joint Defence Agreement. At the outset of his address, the premier recalled that he, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan signed the pact in Makkah on Friday. He noted […]
Viral video of Shashi Tharoor lauding Pakistan’s diplomatic influence after Makkah agreement signing is doctored
The iVerify Pakistan team investigated this content and determined that it is false. Multiple people, including journalists and pro-state accounts, have been sharing a video since August 9, 2026, allegedly showing Indian diplomat and Lok Sabha member Shashi Tharoor talking about Pakistan’s diplomatic influence in the region and comparing it with that of New Delhi […]
Sindh govt defers judicial commission decision on Mir Raza Ali murder case probe – Pakistan
Sindh Home Minister Ziaul Hassan said on Monday the provincial government had deferred the decision on the formation of a judicial commission to probe the Mir Raza Ali murder case. Lanjar made the announcement on X, saying that Karachi Mayor Murtaza Wahab had spoken to Ali’s family had “confidence in the new police team” constituted […]