Global assessment says ‘transformative changes’ needed to save ourselves

GDP growth expected to slow down to 3.9% this year

Children are at risk of sexual exploitation: report

Removes some senior CTD officers from their posts, launches an inquiry against five others

The police department has not paid duties worth Rs1 million for over 200 vehicles

The court wasn’t pleased with the CTD for submitting an A-class report

Pakistan ranks 75th on the World Happiness Report, beating India and China

Twitter suspended more than one million accounts a day in recent months to reduce the flow of misinformation on the platform, the Washington Post reported. Twitter and other social media platforms such as Facebook Inc have been under scrutiny by U.S. lawmakers and international regulators for doing too little to prevent the spread of false…

Washington: Facebook said Tuesday it would begin offering rewards to people who report misuse of private information from the social network, as part of an effort to step up data protection in the wake of a firestorm. The new program “will reward people with first-hand knowledge and proof of cases where a Facebook platform app…

KARACHI: Chief Justice Saqib Nisar has lashed out at the Sindh health department for failing to provide proper health facilities to people of Tharparkar. A three-member bench header by CJ Saqib Nisar was hearing a suo motu case regarding the death of children in Thar on Saturday. Sindh Health Secretary Fazlullah Pechucu appeared before the…

The FIA Cyber Crime Circle has created a form for students to register their complaints of sexual harassment It urged students not to delete any incriminating messages that could serve as evidence to support their complaint. The FIA has asked the Karachi University who complained of a professor harassing her to visit their office to…

Karachi needs Rs1 trillion over 10 years to make it a worthwhile megacity, said a World Bank report. The report says the city’s ineffective governance system and powerless institutions, at both provincial and local government levels, are hindering its progress. Broken roads and transport system are also obstacles. World Bank found a lack of coordination…

ISLAMABAD: The father of Naqeebullah Mehsud, who was killed in a ‘staged’ encounter in Karachi, has ruled out any compromise with former SSP Malir Rao Anwar in the name of blood money. Rao Anwar was suspended from police services after being accused of killing the 27-year-old resident from Waziristan in a fake encounter in a…

SYDNEY: More than 30 people are believed to have died after a powerful earthquake struck Papua New Guinea’s mountainous interior, a report said Tuesday as details of “extensive” damage began to emerge. The 7.5-magnitude tremor struck 90 kilometres (55 miles) south of Porgera in the Pacific nation’s Enga province early Monday, with two strong aftershocks…

NEWS DESK: A research report on ‘The Reality of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor Project (CPEC): Facts Vs. Fiction’ was launched in Islamabad on Monday, reported Radio Pakistan. It aims at removing misconceptions about the CPEC project and provides factual insight of the project. Rejecting the impression that Pakistan will not gain any economic benefits from the…

Taipei: A hotel on the east coast of Taiwan has collapsed after a 6.4-magnitude earthquake, the national fire agency said, with reports that several other buildings have been toppled with some people trapped. Images on local television showed the Marshal Hotel in Hualien slanted on its side, partially crumpled into the ground. Media reports said there…

The issue of allotment of Senate election ticket to Muttahida Qaumi Movement Pakistan (MQM-P) Deputy Convener Kamran Tessori has plunged the party into turmoil. Watch this report on who Kamran Tessori is…

KARACHI: Digital Rights Foundation (DRF) conducted a nationwide survey on the state of security of journalists to shed light on the threats and concerns journalists face online, which runs parallel to the harassment journalists face offline. This report, titled “Digital (In)Security of Journalists in Pakistan” seeks to map and understand the digital risks that journalists…

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court Tuesday imposed a fine on the Punjab government for failing to submit a report report regarding the scale of water utilisation from a pond Katas Raj temple through sub-soil wells by nearby cement factories in a suo motu case. A three-member bench of the apex court headed by Chief Justice Mian…

NEW DELHI: The National Security Advisors of Pakistan and India have been meeting and speaking on telephone more regularly than they have officially confirmed, according to a report by The Hindu newspaper. The Indian newspaper claimed in a report, quoting sources, that Ajit Doval and Gen. (Retd) Nasir Janjua held at least three meetings in…

TEHRAN: The Iranian government has reportedly arrested former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for inciting unrest and demonstrations through his statements. Authorities are now seeking to place Ahmadinejad under house arrest with Khamenei’s approval, the Al-Quds Al-Arabi newspaper added, citing “reliable sources in Tehran”. UK-based newspaper Daily Mail has also run a similar report. During a visit…