Use of digital battlefield for propaganda

Al-Mirsaad, an Afghan online outlet, routinely places responsibility for regional instability on Pakistan. Its messaging, spread largely through social media posts and visuals, tends to gloss over Afghanistan’s own security shortcomings, including weak governance, uneven and compromised writ, and the continued activity of terrorist groups such as ISKP. By highlighting selected incidents and ignoring broader […]

6.5-magnitude quake shakes Mexico City

A 6.5-magnitude earthquake shook Mexico City and parts of southwestern Guerrero state on Friday, the national seismological service confirmed. President Claudia Sheinbaum was forced to evacuate the presidential palace during her regular morning press conference, along with the journalists in attendance, when the earthquake alert sounded. They returned minutes later. Sheinbaum said the earthquake’s epicenter […]

Grok says safeguard lapses led to images of ‘minors in minimal clothing’ on X

Elon Musk’s xAI artificial intelligence chatbot Grok said on Friday lapses in safeguards had resulted in “images depicting minors in minimal clothing” on social media platform X and that improvements were being made to prevent this. Screenshots shared by users on X showed Grok’s public media tab filled with images that users said had been […]

Caretaker cabinet formed in Gilgit-Baltistan after five-week delay

A 14-member caretaker cabinet was officially notified in Gilgit-Baltistan on Friday, ending over a month of administrative uncertainty since the caretaker chief minister took charge. The appointments came more than five weeks after caretaker Chief Minister Justice (R) Yar Mohammad was sworn in on November 25, 2025. The new cabinet includes twelve ministers and two […]

Food, housing consume 63% of household spending in Pakistan

Pakistanis spent nearly two out of every three rupees on food and housing related expenses, while reliance on foreign remittances and financial assistance increased to support household spending, according to a new government survey. The Household Integrated Economic Survey 2024 to 2025, released by Federal Minister for Planning Ahsan Iqbal on Thursday, stated that household […]