Opportunity to learn the ABC of data journalism

DS Report The wait is finally over. The enrollment for Knight Center's new free MOOC, "Data Journalism and Visualization with Free Tools" has started. Spearheaded by two...

Stunted children under five years of age most in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s...

DS Report LAHORE: The prevalence of stunting among children under five years of age is highest in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s newly merged districts (KP-NMD) i.e.,...

KP ranks top in hosting Afghan refugees

By Muhammad Daud Khan ISLAMABAD: On Commemoration of the 40th year of hosting Afghan refugees, the Ministry of States and Frontier Regions (SAFRON) says Pakistan...

Child Sexual Abuse: Data analysis shows one child is murdered every...

  By Arshad Dogar & Khalid Khattak LAHORE: An analysis of police records since 2017 shows that on average three cases of rape or sodomy with...

New polio case in Pakistan sets alarm bells ringing

By Numan Wahab Pakistan’s fight against polio attracted widespread media attention and global appreciation after video of a Pakistani polio worker Irfan, braving harsh snow...

17 key traits of data literacy explained

DS Report In the wake of ever increasing availability of data, data literacy has become one of the crucial skills for journalists. While it is...

New vs current rates by govt for electronic media ads/campaigns

DS Report A notification of Ministry of Information, Broadcasting, National History and Literary Heritage about the new rates (per 60 seconds) for electronic media in Pakistan...

Private sector rules medical education too in Punjab

  By M. Naveed Alam Medical and Dental Colleges’ Admission Test (MDCAT) for medical and dental colleges of Punjab province was held on Sept. 23, 2018....

Pakistan’s first free online data journalism course starting August 27

By M. Naveed Alam LAHORE: Want to explore and learn fundamentals of data journalism? This free online course, being offered for the first time in Pakistan,...

Despite half of population, few female candidates contest General Elections 2018

  By Muhammad Daud Khan ISLAMABAD: An analysis of the final list of the candidates reveal that 172 women candidates are contesting elections for National Assembly...

Why Kohistan has the lowest number of voters’ population in Pakistan?

  By Khalid Khattak LAHORE: Kohistan district in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province has one of the country’s most inaccessible and conservative pockets. The district was in...

Free data visualization course starting June 11

  Are you interested in learning storytelling with data but don’t know how to begin? The Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas is offering free...

Civic sense: Towards a better tomorrow

  By Ali Jafri LAHORE: With the villages still far from being the focus of development while financial woes continue to act as the engine of...

Is Pakistan really striving for open government?

  By Ali Jafri & Rana Tanveer LAHORE: Despite paying USD 25,000 of taxpayers’ money to Open Government Partnership (OGP) for its membership in 2016 and...

Policing: Seeking help from technology

  By Muhammad Arshad LAHORE: It was a pleasant Sunday evening of April 15, 2018 when Arif Khokhar of Garden Town, Lahore, along with his family,...

Fighting the deep-rooted corruption in government departments

  By Sher Ali LAHORE: Haji Muhammad Ayaz is a small farmer in district Bahawalnagar. He owns a part in a jointly inherited land measuring...

How climate change is affecting marine turtles in Pakistan?

  By Syed Muhammad Abubakar GWADAR: It was back in 2008 when a study conducted by Pakistan’s National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) titled “The Impact of...

Is the government monitoring air quality?

  By Syed Muhammad Abubakar CHAKWAL: Hammad Sher Afghan, aged 34, lives in Dalail Pur village, situated 1.5km away from a cement factory in tehsil Choa...

Why census numbers matter?

  By Zahid Asghar We are living in a world where data are ubiquitous. Data are used not only by business organizations to maximize their...

Economy and the numbers game

  By Zahid Asghar A person suffering from some serious disease when starts recovery will tell you that he is getting better but this does not...