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‘Human actions’ led to 15pc heavier rains this year
• Experts, scientists say even moderate rains are causing high death tolls • Pakistan is 152nd in list of countries least ready for climate impac...

Trump administration deepens crackdown on solar and wind tax credits
The Trump administration announced a policy Friday that will make it even harder for wind and solar projects to take advantage of federal tax credits ...

Muslim collectivism
ISLAM was a movement of moral initiative. The Holy Prophet’s (PBUH) first address to his people reflected the entirety of the Quranic message as it ...

Global diabetes rate has doubled in 30 years: study
PARIS: The percentage of adults suffering from diabetes across the world has doubled over the past three decades, the biggest rises coming in developi...

Record food imports, skyrocketing prices hit masses
KARACHI: Pakistan’s food import bill rose to a record $8.14bn in FY25, up 3pc from $7.90bn in FY24, as imports of palm oil, soybean oil, pulses and ...

Atif Aslam enthrals audience at Independence Day concert
KARACHI: A large number of girls and boys began to trickle into the verdant lawns of Sindh Governor House on Monday from 7pm (perhaps even before that...

Education divide
THE adage ‘desperate times call for desperate measures’ seems apt for the state of Pakistan’s worsening rural-urban education divide. In a count...

Islamabad, Rawalpindi set to begin grand Independence Day, Marka-i-Haq festivities
ISLAMABAD: The twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad are set to commemorate Marka-i-Haq and Independence Day on Wednesday and Thursday, with roads, ...

US’s economic colonisation
In recent weeks, US President Donald Trump has announced a string of new trade deals with dozens of countries across the globe. Although the detail...

The story of a Sunni pilgrim at Arbaeen
You’re so lucky to be here, Bilal. You can’t just come here like that … it’s an invitation. You’re handpicked.” Arbaeen marks the 40th ...