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Data rights groups fear “discriminatory” algorithms are at work and want greater transparency. Updated 11 May, 2021 09:13pm

Pakistan loses about 27,000 hectares of trees per year; illegal logging in Gilgit-Baltistan has fallen since deployment. Published 01 Apr, 2021 04:32pm

“Adult women are infantilised, placed under parental and community control, and denied the right to take life decisions.” Published 15 Jan, 2021 08:04pm

The project by AKAH Pakistan enables communities to build in safer areas, and better prepare for and respond to disasters. Published 03 Dec, 2020 06:02pm

Some local laws allow people to register their address as a park bench or an intersection. Published 29 Oct, 2020 11:10pm

LONDON: British writer and barrister Mohsin Zaidi said his early experiences of racism in the LGBT+ community were ... Updated 29 Sep, 2020 12:59pm

With three parties dominating Karachi's three tiers of govt, real solutions to its problems are often lost in a war of words. Updated 13 Aug, 2020 09:39am

India's coronavirus outbreak is the third worst in the world, with more than 1.9 million confirmed cases and about 40,700 deaths. Published 06 Aug, 2020 10:15pm

In her first two months as a trans victim support officer, Sharif helped 16 trans people in Rawalpindi in Punjab. Updated 16 Jul, 2020 09:37am

The virus has swiftly turned ideas into a large-scale, real-time trial. Updated 17 Mar, 2020 08:22am

‘Simply sending a photo by email can emit about the same amount of planet-warming gases as driving a car for a kilometre Published 24 Feb, 2020 07:02am

The United Nations expects 70 per cent of people globally to be living in urban areas by 2050. Updated 01 Jan, 2020 09:07am

Trump says the US is "very close" to nailing down a deal. Updated 13 Dec, 2019 08:10am

LONDON: Efforts to share rivers, lakes and aquifers that cross national boundaries are falling short, raising a... Published 23 Aug, 2019 07:04am

DHAKA: Bangladesh is striving to stop Rohingya refugees from being trafficked but the crackdown will “take some... Published 10 Jul, 2019 06:51am

“We are in a climate emergency [...] this is the fight of our lives,” head of the UN's climate change secretariat says. Published 17 Jun, 2019 09:36pm

Alabama’s governor on Wednesday signed a bill aiming to ban abortions in almost all cases, including rape and incest. Updated 17 May, 2019 08:34am

TBILISI: Two Saudi sisters took to Twitter on Wednesday to plead for international protection and a safe haven,... Published 18 Apr, 2019 06:59am

The playful protagonist, Asalif, takes centre stage in the documentary by US film-maker Mo Scarpelli. Updated 21 Mar, 2019 11:22am

MUMBAI: Workers in India’s Kerala state are now getting a three-hour afternoon siesta as part of a series of... Published 07 Mar, 2019 07:34am