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…
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…
Election promises
The world is changing at a dizzying pace. This change has now got fresh stimulus with the election of Donald Trump as the 47th President of the United States. In…
Digital gag order
Pakistan’s digital landscape is facing yet another crackdown, with the introduction of the Prevention of Electronic Crimes (Amendment) Act (Peca) 2025. If this feels like a replay of 2015, that’s…
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…
