General Elections 2018: No mechanism in sight for expats to vote
By Numan Khan
LAHORE: Despite repeated hue and cry about voting rights to overseas Pakistanis, voters living abroad will not be able to vote while...
Independent Living (IL) concept: A step towards an inclusive society
By Muhammad Arshad
LAHORE/Multan: My inability to move, to go outside or even to washroom by myself drew pity from people around me, except...
“Democracy begins at home”— Intra-party elections in Pakistan
By Muhammad Faizan Ullah
LAHORE: Over the years intra-party elections in the mainstream political parties of Pakistan have proved merely a mock exercise with most...
The Senate Elections 2018: The number game and beyond
By Ali Jafri
LAHORE: The Senate Elections 2018 were arguably one of the most, if not the most, momentous senate elections in the history of...
Senate Elections 2018 Results
Wondering which party grabbed most seats in March 03 Senate Elections? Here's a quick guide to see party position in each province/territory.
This beautiful presentation...
The ugly business of human trafficking
By M. Shahid
Gujrat, PAKISTAN: In the recent boat sinking incident off the coast of Libya, Muhammad Enayet of Gujrat, has lost his eldest son...
A lesson to learn: Adulteration no more an unchecked business in...
By M. Shahid
LAHORE: A group of people is seen outside Daata Milk Shop located in Dharampura area at Allama Iqbal Road in Lahore...
Mushrooming of private schools in Punjab…..numbers and more
By Khalid Khattak
LAHORE: During the last ten years 41,638 new schools were established by private sector across the Punjab province while the provincial government...
Survey finds majority of journalists in the Arab world don’t use...
By M. Naveed Alam
One can’t blame governments once there are Right to Information (RTI) or Freedom of Information (FOI) laws in place but journalists...
Urban Population Under Reporting: Critical Issue in Census 2017
By Zahid Asghar
Data serve as bedrock for governments to plan, develop and improve socio-economic health of its subjects. Timely and accurate data is key...
Data journalism: the most sought-after training globally!
By Khalid Khattak
The first-ever global survey “The State of Technology in Global Newsrooms” by the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) has found that data...
Statistics and Politics
By Babar Zaman
I wish best of luck and congratulate PML(N) for victory in NA-120 bye-election (BE). No doubt, in this difficult time when Nawaz...
PML-N 11pc down, PTI 3pc up in NA-120
By Khalid Khattak and Numan Wahab
LAHORE: A comparative analysis of polled votes for Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in NA-120 bye-elections...
Setting Up of Schools in Punjab, Pakistan: Before and After 1947
By Khalid Khattak
This analysis of public sector schools in Pakistan's Punjab province brings to light significant insights from available data of 52,000+ schools across...
Matric Exams 2017: Highest pass percentage recorded at Multan Board
The highest pass percentage in Secondary School Certificate (Matriculation) Annual Examinations 2017 in Punjab i.e., 81.68pc, has been recorded at Board of Intermediate &...
Speaking truth with numbers
Data visualization has made journalism more objective
By Srinivasan Ramani
“A picture is worth a thousand words” is a well-repeated cliché. But it is not any...
Not Numbers, but Numbers Which Matter
By Zahid Asghar
We are living in a world where data are ubiquitous. It is estimated that by 2020 there will be 1.75GB data generated...
Essential tips and tools for beginning data journalists
By Khalid Khattak
The term “data journalism” is the new buzzword — at least in developing countries like Pakistan.
In the developing world, data is increasingly...
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