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There are some childhood snacks you remember because you loved them. And then there are the ones you remember because, somehow, everyone knew them. Cadbury Chokie belongs in the second category. For a generation of chocolate lovers, Chokie was part of the everyday snack run the kind of treat that could turn a quick trip […]

A customer has shared their experience at a Lahore coffee house, alleging they were asked to vacate their table for what staff described as an “elderly regular.” According to the customer, they later realized the table was allegedly given to VIP guests instead. In response, the coffee house stated that the incident was not a

Prominent Islamic scholar Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani has issued a fatwa declaring cryptocurrency, tokens, and stablecoins like USDT haram under Islamic law.The ruling from Darul Uloom Karachi states that digital assets do not qualify as maal (recognized wealth) and are driven by speculation, making transactions invalid. Not Recognized as Wealth (Maal): Under Shariah, cryptocurrency does not

Washington, DC Syed Kashf Ahmed, a civic-tech practitioner and Founder of Digital Development Lab, engaged with members of the United States Congress at the U.S. Capitol during the U.S.–Pakistan Symposium. During the interaction, he presented a Basant invitation from Lahore to Congressmen Tom Suozzi and Jack Bergman, Co-Chairs of the Congressional Pakistan Caucus, positioning Pakistan’s

Dr. Musadik Malik, Federal Minister for Climate Change calls on private sector for greater role; lauds Nestlé Pakistan and other winners Nestlé Pakistan’s efforts towards creating shared value for people, planet and business were recognized at the 4th Pakistan Climate Conference for its initiatives on Climate & Net Zero, regenerative agriculture and circularity, with the

Some cities explain themselves quickly. Lahore does not. It unfolds through conversation. Walk through the city and you sense it almost immediately. Ideas circulate here in public. They move through bookshops and newspaper columns, poetry recitals and classrooms, panel discussions and late-night debates that spill into cafés and courtyards. Lahore is a city where arguments

In Pakistan, the shocks of the 21st century are often felt long before the rules that govern them are written. Floods erase years of development in a single season. Heatwaves test the limits of cities. Health emergencies reveal how quickly borders lose meaning. At the same time, quieter decisions made elsewhere, on technical standards, digital systems,