Towards mediation
On May 30 (2025), while the global media remained ever-captivated by the latest performance in the absurd theatre that is American politics – complete with another act of hastily withdrawn…
Mediation matters
The movement of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) in Pakistan has traditionally faced institutional unacceptance despite the worldwide acceptance of this mechanism and its relevance in modern legal frameworks. For decades,…
Media and War
THERE are many reasons to be grateful that India and Pakistan have agreed to a ceasefire. And while there are many sober considerations for this, on the lighter side, it will…
Media’s neglect
PAKISTAN stands at the edge of a climate precipice, yet if you flip through most headlines, you might think the country’s biggest woes revolve around power struggles and political theatrics.…
Subtracting fake news from social media
In an age where truth seems negotiable and subject to multiple interpretations, lies and fake news travel at lightning speed. Research from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) reveals a…
‘Draconian’ law to control social media
The digital age has revolutionized the life of human beings, their means of communication and ways of conducting business. Among the most significant advancements is rise of social media platforms,…
Trump Media’s true believers bet on stock surge as presidency begins
One night in late October, Whitney Patterson spotted a YouTube video about people buying shares in Trump Media & Technology Group, the US president-elect’s social media and streaming company. Patterson…
Two sides of the social media coin
WITH social media platforms running amok without much regulation or oversight, the hybrid Pakistani government and those considered established democracies in Europe, such as the United Kingdom and Germany, seem…
Disgraced media
LAST week, I wrote a piece on Western media’s coverage of the war in Gaza for Prism on the Dawn website. I re-read part of Edward Said’s 1981 book Covering…
With podcasts, Trump and Harris play to changing US media landscape
On Friday, former president Donald Trump sat down for what could be one of the most consequential interviews of this US election cycle: not with the New York Times or…
