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Amid the ashes
On the day of the fire, windows were barred, doors were padlocked.
Zarrar Khuhro
Atif Mian and the kingdom of clowns
This is a government that caved and sacrificed not only its own credibility, but the good of Pakistan, with no payoff.
The winning game
The TLP vote cannot be written off as a mere spoiler.
Star wars
Paranoia may lead to disastrous miscalculation.
Out there
The search for viruses will take us beyond the confines of this planet.
On wings of air
Spiders can sense and exploit earth’s electrical field.
Digital death
Even the ‘savvy’ have no qualms forwarding nonsense.
Human races
We seem too certain of our immortality as a species.
Total recall
Memory implants and reactivation will be a life-changer.
Messiah complex
Unsurprisingly, evangelicals are also hardcore Trump supporters.
Endgame
Israel is trying to drive a wedge between Iran and the Assad regime.
Plumbing the depths
Scatological spying has a long history.
What everyone is missing about the Tayyaba case
Once the spotlight moves on, her family will probably rent her out once again.
Intelligent design
Observing nature made the bullet train better.
Planet of the apps
What if you were rejected because your rating as a person was too low?
After the deluge
The PTM’s demands are the bare minimum.
Cyber soldiers
Pakistani social media is swamped with ‘social media cells’.
A living legacy
There are meaningful ways of honouring the dead.
Apps or spyware?
Apparently being less wired has its upside
Final frontiers
The earth will run out of the resources needed to maintain our lifestyles.