Author: Urwa Khurshid
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Why is Lahore more polluted than Delhi?
Smog levels in Lahore have surged to dangerous levels, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) reaching a staggering 1,067 early in the day. In comparison, Delhi, which is second on the list, has an AQI of 228, significantly lower than Lahore. The visibility limit in Lahore has also reached zero. The Current reached out to…
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‘Karachi boy’ in Islamabad: Asad Monga championing culinary diplomacy at SCO summit
Random scrolling on Instagram sometimes lands you in the right spot. It happened with me when I saw Asad Monga’s post about having participated in the SCO Summit as a chef. It was fascinating how he introduced himself as a boy from Karachi whose love for cooking weathered all the seasons of his life and…
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Why do PIA flight crew members go missing in Canada?
Another Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight crew member has reportedly gone missing while on duty after landing in Canada. The missing crew member, Mohsin Raza, is originally from Islamabad. Raza was scheduled to board a flight from Toronto to Karachi on October 13, 2024. However, he went missing during a layover in Toronto. Dawn’s reports…
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‘No intention of accusing anyone’; IT minister clarifies recent statement about PayPal deal
Shaza Fatima Khawaja, the minister of State for IT and Telecommunication, was quoted by Business Recorder as saying that former caretaker federal minister Dr Umar Saif sabotaged a deal to bring PayPAYal to Pakistan by leaking the news before time. As per Business Recorder, the IT Minister told a presser, “Bringing PayPal to Pakistan was…
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Are Tarrar’s claims of PTI members being arrested from outside parliament wrong?
Information Minister Attaullah Tarrrar yesterday (September 11) spoke on the floor of the house in the National Assembly and claimed that the law was not violated when PTI MNAs were arrested on Monday night. The minister claimed that video evidence available with the office of the speaker of the National Assembly shows no violation of…
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Pakistan’s first Human Milk Bank: victim of religious conspiracy or a logistical issue?
The establishment and suspension of the first ever human milk bank in Pakistan is an issue that has been making headlines all over the world. While local media pinpoint the very nature of the issue to be controversial, international media frames it as an example of the perpetuated backwardness of our society. What perturbed me…
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Exclusive info: how is the police investigating the viral beating case?
Following the CCTV footage of three girls beating up a salesman in a shop in Lahore and the widespread criticism over the police’s handling of the alleged harassment case, local police are now actively finding out what happened. In the viral video, the girls appear to have initiated the assault, with the boy at the…
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Punjab Ombudsman buys expensive phones worth Rs. 76 lacs, govt denies any involvement
An official notification of a “sale tax invoice” from the Punjab Ombudsman placing an order of five Samsung Galaxy S24 and seven iPhone Pro Max worth Rs. 76 lacs created a stir on social media. Netizens criticised the government for wasting money, but the government claimed otherwise. A number of X (formerly Twitter) users criticised…
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Review: Umr-o-Ayyar: A marriage of convenience between debilitating story-line and topnotch VFX
Umr-o-Ayyar is everything I could not have imagined: badly written fanfic and a thrilling display of VFX-laden action unknown to Pakistani films. Invited to the premier on behalf of The Current, I recalled all I had ever known about the character of Umr-o-Ayyar. Having been an avid reader of the legendary series of Dastaan-e-Ameer-i-Hamza and…
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Khodâhâfez Raisi – Remembering the Iranian President live on GCU’s stage
Ebrahim Raisi is no more. Newspapers and various other outlets have published countless obituaries both coming from the tainted western lens and that of religiously coloured frame. I, on the other hand, want to present an account of listening to Raisi’s speech once and was inspired by the depth of his words and the resolution…