Human-tech nexus
The accelerating progress of science, technology, and human capabilities is reshaping how we live, work, and interact with the world. This transformation is driven by the confluence of artificial intelligence…
Being more human
What measures are necessary to counter violent extremism and religious intolerance in Pakistan? And what role should the youth be assigned in this campaign, which has a bearing on our…
People’s histories in Pakistan
Political power in Pakistan – or in any other country for that matter – owes much to those who have been writing history with a particular bend to shape the…
How big fossil-fuel-producing countries export emissions abroad
Black dust coats streets and collects on rooftops in the neighbourhood adjoining a sprawling cement factory in the Egyptian city of Alexandria. Activists and local residents accuse the plant operated…
Move towards better policymaking
According to a recent analysis of Scimago, the world’s leading database of scholarly literature and analytics, Pakistan has witnessed remarkable advancements in the last twenty years in international research rankings…
‘Action is approaching’?
You know you’re following the right journalists, amid all the noise and international media hijack of the Gaza genocide, when their reading of the war turns out to be right…
If tarot cards were to seal fates
ELDERLY folks in Muslim families are usually adept at interpreting the istekhara, a way of gleaning divine hints from religious texts to give counsel on critical decisions. A rough Marathi…
Under the sea
WHEN people think of unexplored frontiers these days, they tend to think of other planets and the universe at large. Space exploration, including successful missions to Mars, have led many…
Clearing the air
INDIAN External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar’s historic visit — historic because the last official visit to Pakistan by an Indian foreign minister was undertaken by his predecessor, Sushma Swaraj, in…
The whole scoop
ON a few people’s recommendations I watched the Netflix show Scoop about an Indian journalist Jagruti Pathak’s quest for front page stories and how, in that chase, she gets embroiled…
