Controversial streamer Johnny Somali, real name Ramsey Khalid Ismael, is facing a mandatory prison sentence in South Korea after authorities added a new charge to his case. A legal expert claims the latest offense ensures jail time, as it carries no option for a fine. The streamer, notorious for disruptive behavior, has faced multiple charges, […]
Recent news of dismal performance of candidates in various competitive examinations speaks volumes of the deteriorating standards of higher education in our universities. Not a single candidate from the lawyer’s quota passed the last year’s examination for additional sessions judges. Only 9 candidates qualified for the 80 seats of civil judges. No wonder the Khyber […]
The 1965 war between India and Pakistan may have been perceived as an aberration by India. Pakistan had successfully kept Kashmir alive as an issue awaiting resolution but had not gone to war over it. Between 1948 and 1965 sufficient time had elapsed and both nations had apparently found their mean despite periodic din. But […]
The Indian subcontinent is a populous, complex and geo-strategically challenging part of the world. This region is beset by multiple challenges ranging from governance deficiencies to widespread deprivation, and growing climate stresses, as well as lingering intra-state rivalries. In addition to border disputes at play since the colonial era, mutual suspicions concerning rival nations stoking […]
Lawmakers are mulling over whether to make premarital thalassaemia screening mandatory for grooms – a move that could significantly reduce the spread of a devastating genetic disorder in Pakistan. With one of the highest rates of thalassaemia major in the world, the country faces an escalating public health crisis, one that places an immense emotional […]