Death by lightning
Unexpected rainfall in April in Karachi. Actually, totally unexpected weather not only in Karachi but in the entire country and specially in the province of Baluchistan which seems to be…
SVB’s lightning collapse stuns banking industry
The rapid unraveling of SVB Financial Group has blindsided the banking industry after years of stability. The collapse on Friday, the largest bank failure since the 2009 financial crisis, had…
Climate crisis triggers spike in lightning strike deaths in India
Faizuddin is still traumatised from the lightning strike that killed his three friends as they took selfies atop a 400-year-old fort in India, where climate change is making lethal strikes…
Straws in the Syrian whirlwind
THE pendulum of zealotry almost always ushers in intellectual subterfuge in its wake. The lightning, if not spontaneous, takeover of Damascus by mediaeval militias is being predictably applauded by Western journalists as…
Bashar al-Assad’s fall
The fall of Damascus the Syrian capital came on December 8, 2024 as the climax to the fall of city after city to the lightning offensive launched on November 27…
Uncontrolled weather
It was not too long ago that I had written about the unusual deaths by lightning strikes across the country. This unusual phenomenon has only increased, claiming more lives. I…
Harris steers clear of race, gender despite historic bid
Kamala Harris is aiming to make history as America’s first Black and South Asian woman president — but she has not leaned into the prospect. Instead, Harris has steered well…
Flood notes
FIRST, a few snapshots from the road with water dunes on both sides, as far as one can see. These frames are now going to live with me. A large…
Whack-a-mole
TO begin with, a cliché much favoured by journalists, NAB has been ‘nabbed’. Perhaps with as much alacrity as all the parties had displayed to give an extension to the…
Global climate chaos
Extreme weather events continue to manifest worldwide in various forms. A few days back, Toronto (Canada) experienced over 100 millimeters (about four inches) of rain, matching the average rainfall for…
