Indian hackers target computers of Pak politicians, generals: report

London: An India-based computer hacking gang seized control of computers owned by Pakistan’s politicians, generals and diplomats and eavesdropped on their private conversations, apparently at the behest of the Indian secret se...

Illahi Bakhsh Soomro—an iconic personality

The tragic news of the death of veteran and seasoned politician, Illahi Bakhsh Soomro, former Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan and a key figure under Dictator General Ziaul Haq’s regime, has been received with grea...

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A book on your lap

Books that in days gone by had our undivided attention are now competing with many other competitors. There was a time when we were overjoyed to lay our hands on a good book whether it was a fairy tale or maybe a book on a mo...

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Food and the future

From the historical struggle of empire building to the contemporary quest for information dominance, humans have always been in a continuous battle to dominate the world which is invisibly decided and shaped by the availability ...

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Forty years of SPELT

It was in 1990 that I managed to get my first teaching job as an English language teacher at the Pakistan American Cultural Centre (PACC) in Karachi. I was 26 years old and already working as a copywriter at an advertising agenc...

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Hospital waste smuggling imperils public health

LAHORE: Hygiene-conscious individuals diligently scrub their cutlery with antibacterial dish soap, hoping that the food prepared in their kitchens would be safe for their family's consumption. Unfortunately, few would ever reali...

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