The screwworms are here, as we predicted they would be. More than half a century after the parasitic pest was declared eradicated, the insects have escaped containment in South America and made it all the way to Texas, where they have not been seen since 1966. There are now five cases of the flesh-eating parasite in the United States, all confirmed in under a week. The first two were in calves in…
I love the summer. Growing up, it meant family vacations, beach days, block parties—really, what’s not to like? But for millions of Americans, the meaning of summer has been shifting. In many parts of the country, excitement for the upcoming season has turned into anxiety over the weather events—the extreme heat, hurricanes, drought, and wildfires—that have increasingly defined our summers in…
Knowledge over certainty
When Republicans allowed the enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies from the Inflation Reduction Act to expire last year, most people predicted that many Americans would drop their insurance coverage because they couldn’t afford premiums without those subsidies, and that the cost of coverage would go up for everyone. A new report from KFF, the nonprofit health care news and research organization,…
LAHORE: Heavy rain and hailstorms lashed several parts of the provincial capital on Wednesday, inundating low-lying areas and disrupting the flow of traffic on major thoroughfares.
On Sunday, the Pakistan Meteorological Department predicted rain in the upper parts of the country, including Lahore, from May 10 to May 12.
According to Lahore Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA) data recorded at…
Vote counting in key Indian state elections was underway on Monday under tight security, with the focus on West Bengal, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party is hoping for crucial gains.
Elections in five states and territories took place in April and May, and Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the ruling party in the national parliament, is hoping to make inroads into opposition-held…
GILGIT: The Karakoram Highway (KKH) was reopened for traffic on Sunday while the Astore Valley road remained blocked as heavy rainfall lashed parts of Gilgit-Baltistan, triggering landslides across the region.
The KKH was blocked after a landslide near the Lachi area in Kohistan late Saturday night. According to local police, light traffic was restored to the KKH after nearly 20 hours.
Due to…
President Donald Trump arrives on stage before delivering remarks during the Treasury Department’s Trump Accounts Summit at Andrew W.…
LAHORE: Heavy rains and storms in Punjab over the past 24 hours have left three people dead and 17 others injured, rescue officials said on Wednesday.
In Bhakkar, two separate roof-collapse incidents left one person dead and four others injured, a Rescue 1122 spokesperson said.
In a separate incident, two people were injured when a house roof caved in due to rainfall in Khanewal, while in…
KARACHI: Weather in the metropolis is expected to remain partly cloudy on Monday with chances of “thunderstorm or light to moderate rain”, according to the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD).
In its daily weather forecast, PMD said that a “westerly wave” was affecting the southwestern parts of the country.
According to the advisory, the maximum temperature in the city would remain between…
Here's what I published from Sunday, March 29, 2026 to Saturday, April 4, 2026:
Apple at 50
Apple is 50. (And, hey, me too!) It’s kind of a stunning number really, when you consider how tumultuous the tech industry can be. What a 50 years, though.
It feels weird to pay tribute to a corporation, so instead I want to think of this post as appreciating the products and honoring the people at…
“Total boomer luxury communism” is the Right’s latest attempt to convince younger Americans to slash their own future benefits under the guise of sticking it to older generations.…
Here's what I published on Monday, March 30, 2026:
Anthropic is winning against DoD
As predicted, Anthropic has the obviously superior legal argument and Judge Lin has granted a preliminary injunction shutting down (for now) the Government's actions agains the company.
Here's an excellent and detailed overview from Zvi Mowshowitz. Quoting Zvi, who's quoting the judge:
At bottom, Anthropic…
As predicted, Anthropic has the obviously superior legal argument and Judge Lin has granted a preliminary injunction shutting down (for now) the Government's actions agains the company.
Here's an excellent and detailed overview from Zvi Mowshowitz. Quoting Zvi, who's quoting the judge:
At bottom, Anthropic has shown that these broad punitive measures were likely unlawful and that it is…
The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has forecast cloudy weather with chances of light rain in Karachi on Saturday evening and Sunday, as well as rain in other parts of Sindh on March 29 and 30, as a westerly wave continues to affect most areas of the country.
The PMD had previously forecast chances of rain and thunderstorms in Karachi and across Sindh on Saturday, warning that…
The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has forecast chances of rain and thunderstorms in Karachi and across Sindh on Saturday, as a westerly wave continues to affect the country.
According to its three-day weather outlook issued on Friday, the PMD said that Saturday would likely bring thunderstorms or rain “of light to moderate intensity” to the province due to a westerly wave entering the…
The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has forecast partly cloudy weather in Karachi, with chances of thunderstorms and rain on March 26 and 28.
In its daily weather outlook issued on Thursday, the PMD said a westerly wave is continuously affecting most parts of the country.
It has forecast partly cloudy weather in Karachi today, with a maximum temperature of 30–32°C and a minimum of…
The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has forecast rain in Karachi on Thursday, along with showers in other areas of Sindh over the rest of the week.
In its daily weather outlook issued on Wednesday, the PMD said that a westerly wave was “affecting southern parts and spread over most parts of the country today”.
It forecast partly cloudy weather in Karachi today, with a maximum…
KARACHI: Sindh’s Chief Secretary Asif Hyder Shah on Tuesday ordered all district administrations to remain on “high alert” in view of further expected rains in the province this week.
The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has predicted showers in parts of Sindh between March 25 and March 29, with occasional gaps.
Chairing a meeting, the chief secretary directed the Sindh Provincial…
KARACHI: Sindh’s Chief Secretary Asif Hyder Shah on Tuesday ordered all district administrations to remain on “high alert” in view of further expected rains in the province this week.
The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has predicted showers in parts of Sindh between March 25 and March 29, with occasional gaps.
Chairing a meeting, the chief secretary directed the Sindh Provincial…
The federal government has declared March 20 and March 21 as public holidays for offices on the occasion of Eidul Fitr, according to a Cabinet Division notification issued on Sunday.
“The prime minister has been pleased to declare March 20 and 21, 2026 (Friday and Saturday) as public holidays on the occasion of Eidul Fitr, both for offices observing five- and six- day work weeks,” the…
The Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (Suparco) has forecast that Eidul Fitr is expected to fall on March 21 as the chances of sighting the Shawwal moon on March 19 remain low.
In a statement issued on Wednesday, Suparco said that the new moon of Shawwal 1447 AH was expected to be born on March 19 at 6:23am.
“At the time of sunset on March 19, 2026, the age of the new moon…
NEW YORK: Oil prices plunged by about 15 per cent on Tuesday, a day after soaring to their highest levels since 2022, pressured after US President Donald Trump predicted the war with Iran could end soon, which should minimise oil supply disruptions.
Brent futures fell $14.23, or 14.5pc, to $84.73 a barrel at 2:01pm EDT (1801 GMT). US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude fell $14.46, or 15.5pc, to…
Will the next Xbox be a PC? Maybe not, but at least it will be able to play “PC” games, the new head of Xbox said of “Project Helix,” the next iteration of the Xbox console series.
Asha Sharma, the newly appointed executive vice president and chief executive of Microsoft Gaming, disclosed Microsoft’s plans in a post on Twitter/X on Thursday.
“Great start to the morning with Team Xbox, where we…
Trump’s entire approach this term has been to do the exact opposite of what he promised people he would do. Perhaps nowhere have such lies been more blatant than in his attacking Iran. (President Trump via Truth…
Israel is a world leader in the “new military urbanism” — crowd control, border surveillance, and counterterrorism — that has…
The Central Ruet-i-Hilal Committee announced on Wednesday that the Ramazan moon was sighted, and the holy month would begin in Pakistan on Thursday (February 19).
The announcement was made by committee chairman, Maulana Abdul Khabir Azad, as it met in Peshawar for the moon sighting.
Speaking to the media after the meeting, Azad said that the skies were clear in some areas and cloudy in…
A meeting of the Central Ruet-i-Hilal Committee is currently underway in Peshawar to sight the Ramazan moon.
The committee chairman, Maulana Syed Muhammad Abdul Khabir Azad, is presiding over the meeting at the Auqaf Department building.
The zonal and district Ruet-i-Hilal Committees in Karachi, Islamabad, Lahore and other cities have also gathered to sight the new moon.
Earlier this month,…
This is the end of Hollywood? Come on.