QUETTA: After hundreds of Marri tribesmen staged a sit-in inside the Red Zone of the provincial capital, alongside three bodies recovered from a well in the Barkhan area of Balochistan, a police team raided the residence of Provincial Minister for… Continue Reading
Mark Zuckerberg’s company laid off 13% of its workforce in November Instagram and Facebook users will soon be required to pay to have their accounts verified, after parent company Meta joined Twitter as the latest tech giant to adopt a… Continue Reading
The statement was reportedly downgraded from a legally binding resolution due to pressure by US officials The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has issued a statement denouncing Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, deeming them a major obstacle to… Continue Reading
RECENT remarks from a former Supreme Court justice regarding the “corruption” of the judiciary — coming at a time when the role of the judiciary is being repeatedly brought into question by political quarters — have opened the door for… Continue Reading
I HAVE gone running and walking in F-9 park in the winters, when I lived close to it. Being able to take any form of exercise in the open in Pakistan is a luxury for many of us. But even in… Continue Reading
A RELEASE on bail in Karachi and an acquittal in Peshawar – each one significant in its own right, but coming within 24 hours of each other, they suggest something momentous may be afoot. Last Tuesday, South Waziristan MNA and… Continue Reading
EVERY individual, even a murderer or a rapist, has a right to due process — regardless of how strong the evidence against them. Until that principle underpins the working of the criminal justice system in Pakistan, the rule of law… Continue Reading
The only newspaper of Bangladesh’s main opposition party halted printing on Monday after a government suspension order was upheld, stoking fears about media freedom in the South Asian nation. Campaigners and foreign governments including the United States have long expressed… Continue Reading
Real estate plays the role of a bogeyman in Pakistan’s economy because of its large-scale monetary ramifications, various manipulations, overpricing and artificial growth. Prevailing speculation, the lack of transparency and regulation in the sector has resulted in the increase of… Continue Reading
Independent Indian journalist Paranjoy Guha Thakurta is being sued by tycoon Gautam Adani’s business empire in six different courts — and he is not allowed to speak about the conglomerate or its owner. US investment firm Hindenburg Research, whose explosive… Continue Reading