October 2020 Blog Posts

Is the Pakistani Diaspora in the West Doing Poorly?

A recent Dawn newspaper article entitled "Getting Ahead in the West" by British journalist Owen Bennet Jones suggests that Pakistanis in the US and the UK are doing poorly relative to their Indian counterparts. It builds this narrative using the example of 3 ministers of Indian origin and just one junior minister of Pakistani origin in Prime Minister Boris Johnson's cabinet. It also cites the…

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Added by Riaz Haq on October 5, 2020 at 8:00am — 18 Comments

Zardari indicted in Thatta water supply, Park Lane cases

Pakistan English News

An accountability court on Monday has indicted Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) co-chairman and erstwhile president Asif Ali Zardari in Park Lane and Thatta water…

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Added by Sobia Anjum on October 5, 2020 at 12:46am — No Comments

CNG station closure schedule announced for Sindh

Sindh News

The compressed natural gas (CNG) stations across the Sindh province will remain closed for three days in an ongoing week because of the low pressure of…

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Added by Sobia Anjum on October 4, 2020 at 11:44pm — No Comments

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    Intelligence vs Consciousness: Will AI Agents Ever Attain Human Attributes?

    What is the difference between intelligence and consciousness? As AI agents becoming more intelligent and some are even going rogue, can they attain consciousness like human beings? To answer this question, it is important to define "intelligence" and "consciousness". 

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    Posted by Riaz Haq on September 5, 2026 at 8:30pm — 9 Comments

    Nepal Tragedy Raises Fears of Massive Glacier Melt in Pakistani Mountains

    Northern Pakistan is home to over 13,000 glaciers which pose a risk of catastrophic flash floods similar to the recent flash floods in Nepal. Pakistani officials have warned that shifts in glacier behavior are increasing the risk of glacial lake outburst floods (GLOF), particularly in Gilgit-Baltistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where communities face growing exposure to sudden flooding and landslides. …

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    Posted by Riaz Haq on August 29, 2026 at 8:04pm — 1 Comment

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