Google glitch removes Joe Biden from list of American Presidents

A recent glitch on Google temporarily removed US President Joe Biden’s name and term in the White House from search results for the prompt “US Presidents” on Thursday morning.

The glitch was fixed around 2 am Eastern time, but the news quickly made headlines internationally. However, the exact...

Female journalists unite to combat Shehbaz Gill’s misogynistic campaign against Asma Shirazi

The Network of Women Journalists for Digital Rights (NWJDR) has come forward to condemn the ongoing online harassment and gendered disinformation campaign against leading journalist and columnist Asma Shirazi.

The online campaign against Asma Shirazi is being spearheaded by  “prominent political party supporters, and political commentators and vloggers.”

2024 was about three P’s: power-struggle, polls, protests

2024 was a year of landmark changes which are going to impact the events unfolding in the coming year as well. In the past year, wars raged on, and genocides continued blatantly, giving the world a clear manifestation of abuse of power. However, 2024 will go down in history for...

Fact Check: ‘Issues of Parathyroid are easily treatable in Pakistan'; endocrinologist denies Maryam Nawaz's claims

Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz has recently shed light on her medical condition, which caused her to go to Geneva. In her own words, she said, “I have an issue of parathyroid; I even had surgery in Geneva last year, in January.” 

She addressed the criticism being levelled against...

US Elections 2024: What caused Kamala Harris to lose?

The Democrat candidate Kamala Harris has lost the US presidential elections 2024.

While many political pundits had already predicted her loss, they are shocked by how badly she was defeated, with Donald Trump surpassing the requisite 270 electoral college numbers in no time. Not only that, he also won the...

Why is Lahore more polluted than Delhi?

Smog levels in Lahore have surged to dangerous levels, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) reaching a staggering 1,067 early in the day. In comparison, Delhi, which is second on the list, has an AQI of 228, significantly lower than Lahore.

The visibility limit in Lahore has also reached zero.

‘Karachi boy’ in Islamabad: Asad Monga championing culinary diplomacy at SCO summit

Random scrolling on Instagram sometimes lands you in the right spot. It happened with me when I saw Asad Monga’s post about having participated in the SCO Summit as a chef.

It was fascinating how he introduced himself as a boy from Karachi whose love for cooking weathered all the...

Why do PIA flight crew members go missing in Canada?

Another Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight crew member has reportedly gone missing while on duty after landing in Canada.

The missing crew member, Mohsin Raza, is originally from Islamabad.

Raza was scheduled to board a flight from Toronto to Karachi on October 13, 2024. However, he went missing during a...

‘No intention of accusing anyone’; IT minister clarifies recent statement about PayPal deal

Shaza Fatima Khawaja, the minister of State for IT and Telecommunication, was quoted by Business Recorder as saying that former caretaker federal minister Dr Umar Saif sabotaged a deal to bring PayPAYal to Pakistan by leaking the news before time.

As per Business Recorder, the IT Minister told a...

Are Tarrar’s claims of PTI members being arrested from outside parliament wrong?

Information Minister Attaullah Tarrrar yesterday (September 11) spoke on the floor of the house in the National Assembly and claimed that the law was not violated when PTI MNAs were arrested on Monday night. 

The minister claimed that video evidence available with the office of the speaker of the National...