This Week Trends
By Khalid Khattak
For students of journalism and working reporters alike, here’s a simple reminder: big numbers aren’t just headlines — they’re stories waiting to be unpacked. As companies and organizations are restructuring around artificial intelligence (AI), the issue of...
By Khalid Khattak
As many as 70,766 voters have increased in NA-122 and NA-154 constituencies of the National Assembly during the past two years. There were 696,178 registered voters in total in both the constituencies in General Elections 2013 which have now...
Unlike per primary school enrolment, the number of students per middle school in Punjab (275) is far higher than the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (86).
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa has a total of 2,645 middle public sector middle schools with overall 226,487 students enrolled in these...
Hot Stuff Coming
Funds transfer: The dying necessity of money orders!
The website of Pakistan Post—the national postal services provider—reads “Pak Post remittance services (Money Orders) are very popular." While the fact is, over the...
Understanding Pakistan’s early childhood education crisis
A case study of Punjab Province
By Khalid Khattak
LAHORE: Punjab is Pakistan’s most populous province with an estimated population of over 90 million—half of...
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...
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By Khalid Khattak
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By Khalid Khattak
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By Khalid Khattak
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By Khalid Khattak
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What can one million robots teach us about data journalism?
By Khalid Khattak
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By Khalid Khattak
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Using data to give a policy statement a real meaning
By Khalid Khattak
In May 2025, I covered a story that began like so many others–with a minister’s statement. In Pakistan’s Punjab province, the provincial...
Data journalism takes center stage in GIJN’s latest investigative guide
By Khalid Khattak
The Global Investigative Journalism Network (GIJN) has launched a comprehensive guide to investigative journalism, offering valuable insights into various approaches and techniques.
One...





































