Most people felt the shift without seeing it. Payments got faster, crypto stopped feeling fringe, and a new rulebook started to settle in. What changed is simple, and profound. The world is moving money onto programmable rails. Some countries are building central bank digital currencies, CBDCs, and the United States is embracing fully reserved dollar […]
The Director General of the National Cyber Emergency Response Team (CERT) has issued formal warnings to 39 ministries and key government departments regarding potential cyberattacks involving BlueLocker ransomware threat, which could result in permanent data loss, operational disruption, and leakage of sensitive information. According to a letter circulated by the National CERT, advisories have been […]
Sindh Senior Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon has announced that the provincial government will mark Pakistan’s Independence Day with “national zeal and unity,” with the largest celebration set for Karachi’s National Stadium on August 13. Speaking to reporters during a visit to the stadium to inspect arrangements on Sunday, Memon said all 27,000 seats for the […]
European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Sunday that any deal between Washington and Moscow to end the war in Ukraine must include Ukraine and the EU, adding that she will convene a meeting of European foreign ministers on Monday to discuss next steps. “The US has the power to force Russia to […]
The summer sun in Karachi was at its peak when Asad Iqbal pulled his car over near a narrow street in Gulistan-e-Johar. He had accepted a ride on a ride-hailing app, waited ten minutes at the pickup point, and then watched the notification quietly fade: “Passenger cancelled.” There was no fare, no compensation, and no […]
More than 600 pilgrims in Iraq were briefly hospitalised with respiratory problems after inhaling chlorine as the result of a leak at a water treatment station, authorities said Sunday. The incident took place overnight on the route between the two Shia holy cities of Najaf and Karbala, located in the centre and south of Iraq, […]
Despite a number of books, volumes, reviews and articles penned on the late Amjad Islam Amjad, legendary poet, playwright and author, this is my humble attempt to pay a tribute to him, as his 81st birthday fell earlier this week on August 4. I feel that there is a dire need to explore several less-highlighted […]
The State of Children in Pakistan 2024 report was prepared by and launched on April 30 this year by the National Commission on the Rights of Child (NCRC). Established by the Federal Government on February 28, 2020 as an independent statutory body, the NCRC has the overarching mandate for the promotion, protection and fulfillment of […]
Have you ever wondered what happens when the fight for power plays out in the wild, amongst creatures we think we know? What if a timeless fable could hold up a mirror to our own political world, filled with ambition, rebellion, and the ever-present tension between old ways and new dreams? In the tradition of […]
A social media account affiliated with state broadcaster CCTV said on Sunday that Nvidia’s H20 artificial intelligence chips pose security concerns for China, after Beijing raised questions over possible backdoor access. The account, Yuyuan Tantian, published an article on WeChat saying the H20 chips were neither technologically advanced nor environmentally friendly. “When a type of […]