From scams to silence: Pakistani women face double victimisation online
Kehkashan Bukhari still remembers the day she lost faith in digital payments. For her, a casual credit card swipe at a Karachi cafe seemed harmless until she woke up the…
Explainer: What would it take to end the US govt shutdown?
A view of the dome of the US Capitol building, during a vote on a stopgap spending bill to avert a partial government shutdown that would otherwise begin October 1,…
Karachi likely to experience light rain today
Commuters are passing through a road during the downpour of monsoon season, at Saddar area in Karachi on Tuesday, September 30, 2025. — PPI Karachi is likely to experience light…
Security forces neutralise 10 Indian-sponsored terrorists in Quetta IBO
Security forces personnel pictured during patrol. —AFP/File”Forces conduct joint IBO on information of terrorists’ presence.”Weapons, explosives recovered from India-backed militants.Sources say two security personnel wounded in exchange of fire. Security…
It’s Past Time to Make Polluters Pay
NEW YORK, October 1 (IPS) – I was 16 years old when Super-Typhoon Haiyan tore through my community in Eastern Samar in the Philippines. It remains one of the deadliest…
Roland’s TR-1000 is its first analog drum machine in over 40 years
Roland TR-1000 Rhythm Creator Roland has largely decided sit out the analog synth renaissance of the last decade. But it’s (belatedly) making amends for that error with the launch of…
Trump’s Pentagon chief outlines vision for the US military
US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth addresses senior military officers at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Quantico, Virginia, on September 30. — AFP WASHINGTON: Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth portrayed the…
Fazl opposes imposing two-state solution without Palestinian approval
JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman addresses a press conference at Jamia Noor Ul Anwar Maskeen Pura in Chiniot. — Online/FileSays Palestine issue can’t be resolved without recognising Hamas.Questions why Washington…
US govt shutdown begins as partisan division rules Washington
U.S. Senators’ vehicles are parked during a Senate vote, hours before a partial government shutdown is set to take effect on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US on September 30,…
Earthquake of 3.2 magnitude shakes Karachi’s Malir
A Richter scale measuring earthquake. — AFP/File An earthquake of 3.2 magnitude struck Karachi’s Malir neighbourhood, the Pakistan Meteorological Department said on Wednesday. The quake was recorded to have occurred…