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For decades, Pakistan has struggled with a deep-rooted mindset of disregarding rules. Law-breaking has become so normalized that many citizens now treat it as a personal right rather than a wrongdoing. Whether it is traffic, business operations, public behavior, or civic responsibility, the prevailing attitude remains the same: do the […]
Riphah International University hosts groundbreaking conference on the future of artificial intelligence and tech innovation in Pakistan In a groundbreaking convergence of minds from across the globe, Riphah International University (RIU) in Islamabad recently hosted the 3rd International Conference on Recent Advances in Computing, Artificial Intelligence, and Data Science (CAIDS-2025). […]
A critical zero-day vulnerability has been discovered in Google Chrome, impacting all major desktop platforms including Windows, macOS, and Linux. The flaw has been actively exploited in the wild, allowing attackers to compromise systems simply by directing users to a malicious or compromised website—with no additional interaction required. Although technical […]
As 2025 draws to a close, Pakistan’s economy looks more stable on the surface than it did during the crisis years of 2022–23. Growth has reportedly returned, inflation has eased into single digits, and immediate default fears have been pushed back by a new IMF programme and fresh multilateral inflows. […]
Pakistan’s internet infrastructure has received a major boost with the landing of the SEA-ME-WE 6 submarine cable, the Ministry of Information Technology announced on Saturday. The 19,200km fibre-optic system connects Pakistan to countries from Singapore to France and offers over 100 terabits per second of total capacity, providing one of […]
From Delays to Disaster: “The Long Shadow Over the Tejas Fighter Programme” The crash of an Indian Air Force Tejas fighter jet during its aerobatic display at the Dubai Air Show has shaken both the aviation community and India’s defence establishment. The jet went down while performing a low-altitude manoeuvre, […]
The recent suicide attack in Islamabad in which the bomber reportedly reached the judicial complex using an online bike service has pushed authorities to suddenly impose strict rules on bike-riding apps. Registration of riders has now been declared mandatory, and surveys are being carried out in Islamabad and Rawalpindi to […]
Pakistan today stands at the intersection of economic promise and geopolitical recalibration. Beneath its rugged mountains and arid plains lies an estimated $6–8 trillion worth of untapped mineral wealth—from copper and gold to lithium, antimony, and rare earth elements. Properly managed, this endowment could transform Pakistan from an aid-dependent state […]
The enduring bond between Pakistan and Palestine is far more than a political alignment; it is a profound, historical, spiritual, and moral connection rooted in the Islamic concept of brotherhood. Islam teaches, “A Muslim is the brother of another Muslim” (Sahih Bukhari). Likewise, the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) said that the believers […]
The passage of Pakistan’s 27th Constitutional Amendment Bill in 2025 marks a historic transformation in the country’s civil–military framework. It not only redefines Article 243 of the Constitution — which governs the command of the Armed Forces — but also restructures the nation’s top military hierarchy by abolishing the office […]