Screengrab shows X services down in Pakistan. — Geo.tvIt has been two months since social media platform X has been blocked/banned in Pakistan, the ban having come into effect during the...
Representational image. —APP/FileIf you live in Karachi, or anywhere else in Pakistan for that matter, you have likely been the victim of a crime at some point or the other. After the deed, most...
President’s address was marred by a noisy protest in parliament by the PTI-backed Sunni Ittehad Council
Since its ascent to power in 2014, the BJP, under the leadership of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi
I find it very disturbing that the imprisoned PTI head Imran Khan and other senior party figures are often repeating the mantra that the country is failing or breaking up nowadays. What are they...
Acid attacks are one of the worst forms of gender-based violence in Pakistan. The victims of these attacks are often targeted by male family members or by potential suitors for turning down marriage...
Car-dependency, along with the pervasive absence of any facilities for pedestrians and cyclists during the road design procedure contribute to the inconvenient and congested state of our roads. Upon...
This letter refers to the news report ‘Air ambulance service to start in June: Maryam Nawaz’ . According to the report, Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has made a number of important...
Since the February elections, the provincial governments, especially those in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, have launched or announced numerous initiatives including new funding for free health...
It seems as if the people of Karachi have been left at the mercy of dacoits and hard-core criminals whereas the law-enforcement agencies, funded by the taxpayers, have failed miserably when it comes...
Rising inflation rates and depleting reserves were among the extraordinary economic difficulties Pakistan faced during the leadership of then finance minister Ishaq Dar and the Pakistan Democratic...
Climate change is the most important issue in today’s world. It has put a lot of countries at risk and the risk is significantly larger for developing countries. Pakistan is geologically located...
An alarming report from the World Health Organization indicates that Pakistan has the highest number of viral hepatitis C infections in the world. With an estimated 8.8 million cases of viral...
One of the most prominent challenges facing Pakistan is the presence of corruption and nepotism, which undermines fair competition. In many sectors, connections and bribes often hold more sway than...
The newly-inducted government needs to make some critical decisions including privatizing or shuttering the bleeding public-sector entities and reducing the trade deficit. Several issues, like...
There is a job crisis in the European Union as, according to some reports, employers are struggling to find applicants with the right skills, with some 75 per cent reportedly saying that they were...
Almost twice a year hunters visit Balochistan to trap rare birds. They sprawl over a vast area in Zhob, Lasbela, Killa Saifullah and Loralai districts, setting up camps for illegal hunting and cast...