by Muazzama Hasan | Mar 18, 2026 | Latest News, Global Affairs, Governance & Policy, Iran, War & Conflict
Joe Kent, the Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, resigned on Tuesday, March 17, 2026, marking the first high-level departure from the Trump administration since the conflict with Iran began three weeks ago. In a resignation letter posted to social...
by Muazzama Hasan | Mar 18, 2026 | Latest News, Global Affairs, Governance & Policy, Iran, War & Conflict
China announced on Tuesday, March 17, 2026, that it will provide emergency humanitarian assistance to Iran, Lebanon, Jordan, and Iraq. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian stated that the ongoing conflict, now in its third week, has caused grave humanitarian...
by Muazzama Hasan | Mar 18, 2026 | Latest News, Science & Technology
Meta has announced that it will officially end support for end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for Instagram direct messages on May 8, 2026. The feature, which was first introduced as an opt-in privacy measure in late 2023, allowed users to secure their conversations so that...
by Muazzama Hasan | Mar 18, 2026 | Latest News, Economics and Trade, Governance & Policy
Pakistan’s Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector has demonstrated robust growth, with export remittances surging 19.7% during the first eight months of the current fiscal year. According to official data released by the Ministry of Information...
by Muazzama Hasan | Mar 18, 2026 | Latest News, Economics and Trade, Governance & Policy, Science & Technology
While the country’s AI market is projected to reach $949.17 million in 2025, actual adoption within organizations remains stagnant. Despite heavy spending on software and enterprise licenses, the majority of these tools reportedly sit unused, becoming “digital...
