World marks Women’s Day hot on heels of rights demands
Pakistani leftwing working-class women organized rallies in Islamabad, Lahore and Karachi for equal space, rights and against patriarchy, exploitation and
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Pakistan
Obituary: An epitome of struggle — Jam Saqi (1944-2018)
Tausif Ahmed Khan Communist politician Jam Saqi facing a military court set up by Gen Ziaul Haq in Karachi. Former
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Manufacturing Zombies
By Waseem Altaf Writing textbooks for students who are in a formative stage is serious business. Errors and omissions on
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Maverick Polish climber calls off solo bid to summit K2
ISLAMABAD Russo-Polish climber Denis Urubko has called off his attempt to summit K2 alone during winter, a post on his
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Role of student unions in promotion of democratic culture on campus, in society highlighted
Anayat Baig KARACHI: Academics, student activists, and journalists emphasized the importance of freedom of expression and role of student unions
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Twin cities’ police harass GB students on frivolous charges
Ali Ahmed Jan & Asif Sakhi Islamabad Police in Pakistan has gained notoriety for their misuse of authority, corrupt practices,
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Russo-Polish mountaineer attempts death or glory solo climb up K2
HAH Special ISLAMABAD (Feb 26): A Russian-Polish mountaineer has launched the first solo attempt to summit K2 — the world’s second-highest
Read MoreReport about drug-resistant typhoid strain set off alarming bells among health authorities
Farman Ali & Anayat Baig A new research report about an outbreak of typhoid in Hyderabad, Sindh, caused by drug-resistant
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Study finds new superbug typhoid strain behind Pakistan outbreak
Lab technicians doing test of the bacteria LONDON: An outbreak of typhoid fever in Pakistan is being caused by an
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Dying young in Pakistan, where babies face the highest risk
High Asia Herald Report ISLAMABAD In the neonatal intensive care department of an Islamabad hospital, scrawny infants struggle for survival
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Pakistan at 70
The empirical evidence suggests that corruption has not declined despite recurring “regime change” of “corrupt governments” in the last seventy years of independent Pakistan
Read MoreThe Sectarian Spectre in Gilgit-Baltistan: Part-II
Aziz Ali Dad Though there was no serious confrontation between different sects in Gilgit-Baltistan during the British period, there were
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Exploiting Religion Is Key To The Ruling Class’s Power
By manipulating religion, Pakistan’s ruling elite stifles the freedoms of speech and expression and leave no space for progressive thinking,
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