Ungoverned areas
THE war against terrorism has put ungoverned and weakly governed spaces into the limelight, and governance in such areas is being debated. Globally, various options, including kinetic, administrative, and constitutional…
Oil leaks, toxic emissions as Israel strike worsens Yemen pollution: NGOs
The Israeli strike on Yemen’s port of Hodeida has released hazardous emissions and caused fuel spills, experts said, compounding environmental pollution already worsened by oil spills from Huthi ship attacks.…
Ongoing projects get lion’s share in Rs60bn of HEC funding
After restoring the annual development budget of Higher Education Commission (HEC) following protests from public sector universities, the federal government has decided to earmark 70 percent of the Rs60 billion…
Entertainment or jingoism?
Anti-Pakistan propaganda remains a recurrent theme in numerous Bollywood movies. Movies such as ‘Border’, ‘LoC Kargil’, ‘Raazi’, and ‘Uri’ carry an anti-Pakistan perspective as a central theme to the plot.…
Hunger grips north of war-torn Gaza amid ongoing truce talks
Dire food shortages sent hundreds of Palestinians fleeing northern Gaza on Sunday as Israel’s war against Hamas raged on despite stuttering efforts towards a ceasefire and hostage release deal. Desperate…
Angola, DRC eye iconic rail revamp to quench global minerals thirst
Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo are pinning hopes for economic revival on the revamp of an iconic African railway connecting mineral-rich inland areas to the Atlantic Ocean. Earlier…
‘Hangor’ Day: a tale of exemplary professionalism
On 9th December each year, Pakistan celebrates this day as ‘Hangor Day’ to pay homage to the brave heroes of Pakistan Navy who fought bravely in the 1971 war and…
Investment platforms face hangover after pandemic party
The trillion-dollar retail investment express is losing steam, dampening the fortunes of British trading platforms that boomed during lockdowns on the back of a meme stocks frenzy. Many stock-pickers are…
Triple threat: Mango growers face a sticky season
A combination of a coronavirus-spurred trade slowdown, locust attacks and odd weather have created a nightmare year for growers and exporters of Pakistani mangoes, with both production and demand plummeting…
Export gloom sours country’s prized mango season
Dwindling harvests, drooping demand and export supply chains hit by the coronavirus are biting into Pakistan’s mango industry, with producers of the prized fruit battling to weather a disastrous season.…
