The first family
SOMEWHERE in Siberia, tucked away in the Altai mountains, scientists and archaeologists have discovered evidence of what is being called the very first human family. Scientists tested the remains of…
India’s first tribal president
INDIA is such a complex country with its mosaic of ethnicities, belief systems, castes, sub-castes, regions, languages that are perpetually jostling to catch the eye, and so much else in…
Forests on fire
FOREST fires have scorched the planet with ferocity this year. Over the past four months, a series of deadly wildfires have raged across several parts of the world, the latest…
Where the customer doesn’t come first
Consumers in Pakistan have few rights, if any. And those codified in law are hardly implemented by service providers. Take the case of the telecom industry where the state-run regulator,…
The great firewall of Pakistan
The Pakistan government’s quest for a social media that is free of any dissent or criticism of state institutions and contains little or no support for a particular politician and…
Adding fuel to the fire
Balochistan is on fire and there are no softer words to describe it. A coordinated attack across the province by the so-called Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) shows capabilities that were…
Development first?
EVEN a cursory review of discussions in Pakistan on the subject suggests that a desperate search for a shortcut to development has been going on for decades. How to attain…
What kind of ‘firewall’?
AT a recent meeting of the Senate’s Standing Committee on Information Technology and Telecommunication, the state minister for IT and telecom requested that a briefing on the ‘firewall’ be deferred to the…
Trump holds first post-shooting rally, Biden comes under pressure to quit
Donald Trump is set to hold a triumphant first campaign rally Saturday since surviving an assassination attempt, in startling contrast to President Joe Biden, who remains hunkered at home with…
‘Prachanda’: Firebrand Nepal Maoist turned prime minister
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal lived in seclusion directing Nepal’s guerrilla war but emerged from the jungle to lead the Himalayan republic when his cadres laid down their arms and…
