Massive protests have broken out across US states and cities around the world against the Trump administration’s policies over what many see as an authoritarian bent and law-trampling governance. It is the third time in less than a year that Americans have taken to the streets as part of a grassroots movement called “No Kings,” […]
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Lahore tops list of most-polluted cities
Lahore has come under severe air pollution, ranking first among the most polluted cities in the world on Sunday, with the overall Air Quality Index (AQI) recorded at 339. Pollution levels were especially high at several key locations: CERP Office 623, Civil Secretariat 610, Iqbal Town 607, Sanda Road 486, Barki Road 478, Syed Murtabat […]
Tale of Two Cities
The optics could not have been better: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in the Oval Office, Army Chief Asim Munir beside him, Donald Trump across the table. For the first time in many, many years, a Pakistani civilian leader was back in the White House for a formal sit-down. Unlike past visits dominated by demarches to […]
Uganda woman leads teens in fight for safer cities
Two years ago, Faridah’s world changed — she and a friend were attacked by drug addicts on a poorly lit street in the Ugandan capital Kampala, their hometown. Faridah escaped, but her friend was raped and killed. But since that difficult night, her neighborhood has transformed. The local government installed street lights and signs and […]