Across South Asia, 2025 has become a year remembered for youth-led political upheaval. In Nepal, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka, tens of thousands of young people have taken to the streets—driven by a shared frustration over stagnant economies, lack of...
Defying all expectations, Pakistan’s agricultural sector has reported a remarkable resurgence in cotton production—up by 40 percent—just months after devastating flooding. This rapid recovery showcases the resilience and ingenuity of local farmers, who switched to fast-growing, flood-resistant cotton varieties...
In the summer of 2025, Pakistan endured a humanitarian disaster as monsoon rains unleashed catastrophic floods. More than 1,000 lives were lost and millions displaced, as rivers broke their banks and water submerged homes, farmland, and businesses. The immense...
A medical marvel is sparking hope among heart patients and health professionals globally—the world’s smallest biodegradable pacemaker, a device barely 3.5 millimeters long, has successfully entered clinical trials. Unlike traditional pacemakers, which require surgical implantation and must later be...
World technology frontiers in 2025 are being redrawn by three converging trends: the rollout of 6G connectivity, leaps in augmented and virtual reality, and expanding biotechnology. As telecom companies rush to deploy 6G networks, users can expect wireless speeds...
A transformative technology is poised to reshape the future of global computing. Laser-based chip cooling, developed through a collaboration between Maxwell Labs and Sandia National Laboratories, has shown the potential to cut data center energy consumption by an astounding...
OpenAI’s latest release of so-called "Agentic" AI models is quietly transforming the way organizations manage digital work. Unlike prior generations of artificial intelligence—which required explicit instructions and constant supervision—these agentic models, such as o3 and o4-mini, can autonomously carry...
For the very first time, a global team of scientists has created viruses designed from scratch using artificial intelligence—a breakthrough that marks a new chapter in biology and medicine, bringing both hope and new risks. By leveraging the pattern-recognition...
Pakistan’s scientific community is celebrating a historic leap after the global unveiling of the “OQGO” quantum computing discovery—a technological breakthrough that signals the nation’s dramatic ascent onto the world stage of advanced research. Developed by Dr. Zuhair Ahmed and...
Astronomers have recorded the brightest and most powerful fast radio burst (FRB) in history, marking a dramatic leap in the study of the universe’s most mysterious signals. The latest burst, which dwarfed all previous detections, was first monitored earlier...
