Fighting climate change through the courtroom
Climate change is a ‘hot’ button issue in Pakistan. Both literally and figuratively. Summer 2022’s disastrous floods submerged almost a third of the country under water, affecting 33 million people,...
View ArticleIs Pakistan’s N-CPEC+ vision finally beginning to take shape?
Pakistan’s unique geostrategic location at the crossroads of East, South, West, and Central Asia enables it to function as the “Zipper of Eurasia”, as I wrote over half a decade ago in September 2015...
View ArticleSea Prayer by Khaled Hosseini: A father’s lament of the barbarity we call...
“My dear Marwan, I look at your profile, In the glow of this three-quarter moon, my boy, Your eyelashes like calligraphy, Closed in guileless sleep. I said to you, ‘Hold my hand. Nothing bad will...
View ArticleRaw and poignant, A Place for Us beautifully sheds light on familial love
It had been some time since I cried while reading a book. And A Place for Us changed that. Fatima Farheen Mirza’s dazzling debut novel tells the story of a South Asian Muslim family living in America....
View ArticleRawalpindi: A chaotic labyrinth, caught between heritage and heresy
In the post-modern world, the topography of the city has undergone a drastic shift. Rapid urbanisation and growing job opportunities have resulted in many cities in the developing world being swamped...
View ArticleIran and Iraq may not be tourist hot spots, but they offer a spiritual...
I was recently invited to a trip to Iran and Iraq by a group of close friends from Lahore, and as I had never been to these states before, I decided to take the opportunity to visit the shrines...
View ArticleWhen khudkushi became her only freedom
The sky was a pool of black ink, dusted with stars at midnight. Arsh looked out from the window — she saw many little streets sprawled out below. She had only known these streets from inside the walls...
View ArticleIndia’s ‘Operation Isolation’ and the soft power of sports
“Our message is stronger than ever. Please stop the fighting. Please stop the killing. Please drop your guns.” Juan Antonio Samaranch, President International Olympic Committee speaking at the Winter...
View ArticleKnock knock! Annabelle is coming home and things are about to get real scary
Following the Marvel path, The Conjuring universe has grown steadily over the last six years through both, the increasing returns that most films in the franchise have delivered and in stature through...
View ArticleWhy is the US making a mountain out of the Masood Azhar molehill?
The United States has introduced a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolution to blacklist Masood Azhar as an international terrorist. Azhar is the leader of Jaish-e-Mohammed (banned in Pakistan...
View ArticleNational registration policy on the cards
Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi directed the National Database Registration Authority (NADRA) on Thursday to prepare a national registration policy to curb the issuance of fake Computerized National...
View ArticleGovt mulls issuing IDs at union council level
The National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) would issue identity cards and renewal facilities at the union council level across Pakistan. Additionally, biometric machines will be installed...
View ArticleInterior minister orders to block SIMs issued on invalid CNICs
Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Wednesday directed the National Database Registration Authority (NADRA) to block mobile phone SIMs issued on invalid and expired identity cards. During his visit to...
View ArticleData hack report
An investigation report regarding the 2023 National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) hack has found that at least 2.7 million Pakistanis’ personal information was compromised in the...
View ArticleLahore adopts biometric measures to address unclaimed bodies
The Edhi Foundation has initiated a biometric system in Lahore following a similar implementation in Karachi, aimed at identifying abandoned bodies. Already, 20 bodies have been identified through this...
View ArticlePunjab govt to collect data of whole population
Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has declared providing relief to the people at their doorsteps her mission. Addressing a news conference, she said the Ramazan package had been prepared in...
View ArticleIneligible hiring at Exim bank
The federal government has decided to hire a new head of Pakistan’s Export-Import (Exim) bank amid a disclosure of discrepancy in the age of the incumbent president, which should have made him...
View ArticleJIT formed to probe vote fraud propaganda
The federal government has decided to constitute a Joint Investigation Team (JIT) to identify individuals involved in running a "misleading" social media campaign against the Election Commission of...
View ArticleFIA uncovers fake passport, ID scam
The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has uncovered an international racket allegedly involved in issuing Pakistani identity cards and passports to Afghan nationals. As part of its crackdown, the...
View ArticleGovt plans to launch digital rewards
The government has decided to launch a digital rewards platform of the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA), called the National Digital Wallet, to promote cashless economy in Pakistan....
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