Amazing science
In 2020, the Nobel Prize in chemistry was jointly awarded to two women – Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A Doudna – for their work on CRISPR-Cas9, a method to edit…
Reliving a historical blunder
Recent political developments have rightly upset many Pakistanis, who feel that they are being systematically disenfranchised and deprived of a role in determining their future. But those beholden to social…
MDCAT paper was not leaked, Dow University tells high court
The Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS) administration has told the Sindh High Court (SHC) that it has no evidence with regard to leakage of question paper of the Medical…
High court halts all proceedings following MDCAT 2023-24
The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Thursday restrained the Pakistan Medical & Dental Council (PMDC) and others from proceeding further after the Medical & Dental College Admission Test (MDCAT), conducted…
A parallel economy
Smuggling poses an increasingly troublesome and complex challenge for Pakistan. Often labeled as an underground economy, it detrimentally affects revenue collection, fostering tax evasion and leaving a substantial dent in…
Unchallenged grey market in Pakistan
The greatest challenge facing the country is its failing economy and one of the factors contributing towards it is the diminishing revenue generation channels on account of slowdown in industrial…
India tunnel collapse ‘wake-up call’ for Modi’s infrastructure drive
India’s aggressive infrastructure push into the ecologically fragile Himalayan mountains has been given a “wake-up call” by the collapse of a road tunnel that trapped 41 men, environmental experts say.…
Allegations of MDCAT paper leak surface again as students move SHC
Over a dozen students filed a petition in the Sindh High Court and challenged the retake of the Nov 19 Medical and Dental College Admission Test (MDCAT), alleging that the…
Quakes and climate: how Dutch farmers lost faith in politics
Spade in hand, Dutch organic farmer Piet Glas strolls off with his Jack Russell terrier Ollie to hunt mice nesting in a nearby apple orchard. Here on the Eikemaheerd farm…
Privatization plans
When Fawad Hasan Fawad became the caretaker federal minister for privatization on September 12, 2023 and was given the responsibility to look into the privatization of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA),…
