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Transport apps are being hailed as a sustainable alternative to driving: but they’re not female-friendly
Women, who generally across the world have less access to private cars, face more risks than men when getting from one place to another
‘How did a suicide bomber enter campus and go unnoticed?’
A day after Chinese teachers targeted, fear roams uneasy at KU
No-trust motion bares nation’s struggle with democracy
PM Imran’s unconstitutional decision counters opposition’s unprompted move
Is it possible to improve systems in Pakistan? I think so
Bureaucracy is the engine of the country’s administrative system
Endless War
A hypervigilance courses cortisol through my body. I feel it palpably in my pelvis like chains and knots. My mind...
TikTok TikTok Boom
I read two exclusive stories in American news media back to back, each telling a story about TikTok influencers and...
An unquenched thirst: the plight of Pakistan cricket fans abroad
It is a truism that supporting the Pakistan cricket team brings both great pain and great pleasure.
If your ...
Break The Bias: Everything you need to know about International Women’s Day 2022
Imagine a gender equal world. A world where bias, stereotypes and discrimination have no place. That’s the kind ...
The Brown bias: Ukraine war coverage and the not so modern world
Some of my memories as an expat brown kid in American schools dominated by white staff and students was how it was...
Has justice been served to Noor Mukadam?
Can we think of other solutions to rehabilitate men in prisons, especially when hanging them has not proven to be a successful detriment to crimes?
Refugees, reporting and the far right: how the Ukraine crisis reveals 'everyday racism' in Europe, beyond
The intensifying conflict in Ukraine has raised the issue of racism not only in Ukraine, but Europe. Three specific...
Who’s in charge of the news?
When I first joined Aaj News in June last year to head their digital properties, a colleague expressed some concern...
‘Reliable sources’
Every morning I wake up expecting Prime Minister Imran Khan gone. Because inevitably, the night before, some senior...
Mind Your Language
Without working on the language issue, it will not be possible to make significant impact on the education system
The long suffering or how I learned to talk about my pain
I let a man nearly break my back because he said it would end the pain. This is just one of the routes I have taken...
Training in Grief and Loss
I’ve walked through many narrow corridors when my life has been reorganised around the principle of simplicity....
Is the future of girls’ education in Taliban's Afghanistan beginning to look brighter?
The attitudes of the Taliban regarding education are noticeably changing after their key leadership has experienced...
Just 16% of the world’s coastlines are in good shape – and many are so bad they can never fully recover
Only about 16% of the world’s coastal regions are in relatively good condition, according to our world-first...
Baby on Board: Why is infant milk seen as luxury for rich?
Pakistan this week in news was all about the Finance (Supplementary) Bill, also known as the ‘mini budget.’ ...
PM’s upcoming China visit comes under intense focus
NNI
ISLAMABAD: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa and Director General (DG) ISI Lieutenant...
Thich Nhat Hanh, who worked for decades to teach mindfulness, approached death in that same spirit
Thich Nhat Hanh, the monk who popularized mindfulness in the West, died in the Tu Hieu Temple in Hue, Vietnam, on...
Taliban 2.0 aren't so different from the first regime, after all
The international community is closely monitoring the Taliban, after the group re-seized power in Afghanistan in...
Why do we find making new friends so hard as adults?
If you’ve ever tried to make new friends as an adult, you’ll probably see why loneliness is at an all time high....
Who could be Britain's next prime minister if Johnson is ousted?
LONDON:British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is fighting a rebellion among his own lawmakers over revelations of...
U.S. rallies a united front against Russia as Putin seeks cracks
By Simon Lewis
WASHINGTON:A week of diplomacy by U.S. President Joe Biden failed to defuse tensions between Russia...
Why Prince Andrew is losing his military titles, but staying a prince
Following rapid developments in the sexual abuse lawsuit against Prince Andrew, Buckingham Palace issued a statement...
Piss off? Annoy? Shit on? Why Macron’s use of the French swear word ‘emmerder’ is so hard to translate
When President Emmanuel Macron vowed to “emmerder” the unvaccinated in France, he did not just throw down the...
Sidney Poitier: Hollywood's first Black leading man reflected the civil rights movement on screen
In the summer of 1967, Martin Luther King Jr. introduced the keynote speaker for the 10th-anniversary convention...
Women are finding new ways to influence male-led faiths
In some religions, women are barred from serving as clergy or excluded from top leadership roles. Nonetheless, women...
