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Conflicting reports on talks keep the world guessing

Climate action takes root – but will it survive?
The plan to begin regular plantation campaigns after March 31, spanning one to two months and multiple locations, signals a shift toward continuity, something environmental initiatives in Pakistan have historically lacked. Too often, tree planting has bee…
Youth Empowerment and the Vision of a Rising Pakistan
The remarks of Prime Minister’s Youth Programme (PMYP) Chairman Rana Mashhood Ahmad Khan underscore a narrative the government is keen to project: that Pakistan’s future hinges on the empowerment, education, and skill development of its youth. With nearly…
Water Resources
The water cycle on Earth is oscillating between extremes. According to the most recent State of Global Water Resources report from the World Meteorological Organization, barely one-third of river basins saw "normal" conditions in 2024. The remaining ones …
Clearing the Digital Bottleneck
Pakistan’s long-standing struggle with slow and unreliable internet connectivity has finally been acknowledged at the highest policy level, and more importantly, it is being addressed with clarity and resolve. Federal Minister for Information Technology a…
A silent crisis
Air pollution has quietly become one of the gravest threats to public health, economic productivity, and environmental sustainability. From congested urban centers to industrial belts and agricultural plains, polluted air spares no one. Smog-choked mornin…
Winter as a Weapon
The deaths of eight Palestinians in Gaza during a brutal winter storm are not a natural tragedy alone; they are the foreseeable consequence of a man-made catastrophe that refuses to end. In a land already pulverized by months of relentless Israeli bombard…
From Crisis to Cautious Optimism
The presentation of the Monthly Development Report for January 2026 by Ahsan Iqbal, the Federal Minister for Planning, provides a cautiously optimistic view of Pakistan's economy amidst a prolonged period of fragile confidence. The data he provided includ…
Safeguarding standards
Many educational institutions were largely expected to be gripped by the recent wave of concern. It is now feared that students using AI tools may undermine the credibility of online examinations. This has caused at least the Association of Chartered Cert…
From Crisis to Cure
The annual cycle of monsoons across the subcontinent brings with it an inexorable flood of destruction, reducing years of developmental gains to rubble and displacing millions. In this recurring catastrophe, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDM…
Global Urban Growth
The extent to which the Global South will be at the center of the world's growing urbanization is highlighted in the UN's World Urbanization Prospects report 2025. With Dhaka predicted to become the world's largest city by the mid of the century and Karac…
A new pillar of civil service training
The inauguration of the Artificial Intelligence 101 module at the Civil Services Academy (CSA) by Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication Shaza Fatima Khawaja marks an important step in Pakistan’s journey towards becoming a truly…

Climate action takes root – but will it survive?

Gold prices fall for second consecutive day

NASA releases new map of ocean floor from space

From Screens to Souls
Artificial intelligence has quietly but profoundly reshaped human connections in the digital age. What began as simple automation has evolved into intelligent systems that influence how people communicate, form relationships, and perceive one another. In …
Youth Empowerment and the Vision of a Rising Pakistan
The remarks of Prime Minister’s Youth Programme (PMYP) Chairman Rana Mashhood Ahmad Khan underscore a narrative the government is keen to project: that Pakistan’s future hinges on the empowerment, education, and skill development of its youth. With nearly…
Water Resources
The water cycle on Earth is oscillating between extremes. According to the most recent State of Global Water Resources report from the World Meteorological Organization, barely one-third of river basins saw "normal" conditions in 2024. The remaining ones …
Clearing the Digital Bottleneck
Pakistan’s long-standing struggle with slow and unreliable internet connectivity has finally been acknowledged at the highest policy level, and more importantly, it is being addressed with clarity and resolve. Federal Minister for Information Technology a…
A silent crisis
Air pollution has quietly become one of the gravest threats to public health, economic productivity, and environmental sustainability. From congested urban centers to industrial belts and agricultural plains, polluted air spares no one. Smog-choked mornin…
Winter as a Weapon
The deaths of eight Palestinians in Gaza during a brutal winter storm are not a natural tragedy alone; they are the foreseeable consequence of a man-made catastrophe that refuses to end. In a land already pulverized by months of relentless Israeli bombard…
From Crisis to Cautious Optimism
The presentation of the Monthly Development Report for January 2026 by Ahsan Iqbal, the Federal Minister for Planning, provides a cautiously optimistic view of Pakistan's economy amidst a prolonged period of fragile confidence. The data he provided includ…
Safeguarding standards
Many educational institutions were largely expected to be gripped by the recent wave of concern. It is now feared that students using AI tools may undermine the credibility of online examinations. This has caused at least the Association of Chartered Cert…
From Crisis to Cure
The annual cycle of monsoons across the subcontinent brings with it an inexorable flood of destruction, reducing years of developmental gains to rubble and displacing millions. In this recurring catastrophe, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDM…
Global Urban Growth
The extent to which the Global South will be at the center of the world's growing urbanization is highlighted in the UN's World Urbanization Prospects report 2025. With Dhaka predicted to become the world's largest city by the mid of the century and Karac…

Climate action takes root – but will it survive?

Gold prices fall for second consecutive day

NASA releases new map of ocean floor from space

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