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Lahore's toxic winters: How smog is reshaping daily life in urban Pakistan #Pakistan…

Lahore's toxic winters: How smog is reshaping daily life in urban Pakistan
In November 2025, Lahore, the second-largest city in Pakistan, registered a "hazardous" air quality index of 509, according to IQAir, a global air quality monitoring organization. The number speaks for itself. Eyes sting, throats burn and headlights blur into halos. In winter, the city feels as though it has slipped beneath a toxic sea.

Predictive Performance of LSTM Networks on Sectoral Stocks in an Emerging Market: A Case Study of the Pakistan Stock Exchange
Ahad Yaqoob, Syed M. Abdullah
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.14401

Predictive Performance of LSTM Networks on Sectoral Stocks in an Emerging Market: A Case Study of the Pakistan Stock Exchange
The application of deep learning models for stock price forecasting in emerging markets remains underexplored despite their potential to capture complex temporal dependencies. This study develops and evaluates a Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) network model for predicting the closing prices of ten major stocks across diverse sectors of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX). Utilizing historical OHLCV data and an extensive set of engineered technical indicators, we trained and validated the model on a…

"As Floods Worsen, Pakistan Is the Epicenter of Climate Change"
#Pakistan #Climate #ClimateChange

As Floods Worsen, Pakistan Is the Epicenter of Climate Change
This season’s intense monsoon rains caused flooding that killed hundreds and displaced millions of people in Pakistan — an increasingly frequent occurrence. Scientists who study extreme weather warn that Pakistan is more vulnerable to climate change than any other nation. 

Grenier de l’Inde et du Pakistan, le Pendjab subit la mousson la plus dévastatrice depuis près de quarante ans
https://www.lemonde.fr/planete/article/2025/09/06/gr…

Grenier de l’Inde et du Pakistan, le Pendjab subit la mousson la plus dévastatrice depuis près de quarante ans
Au Pakistan, les inondations ont contraint au déplacement de 3,8 millions de personnes, 4 000 villages sont sous les eaux et 43 personnes ont péri. L’Inde, elle, compte déjà une quarantaine de morts et 350 000 personnes affectées. Avec 74 % de précipitations en plus de la moyenne normale, plus de 150 000 hectares agricoles ont été ravagés.

💥 Growing popular unrest in India’s Ladakh region as New Delhi makes it a forward base for war with China and Pakistan
#india

Growing popular unrest in India’s Ladakh region as New Delhi makes it a forward base for war with China and Pakistan
On September 24, security forces opened fire on unarmed protestors opposing the Indian central government’s oppressive rule of the region, killing four and wounding more than 150.

Exploring User Risk Factors and Target Groups for Phishing Victimization in Pakistan
Javara A. Bukhsh, Maya Daneva, Marten van Sinderen
https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.09249 https://…

Exploring User Risk Factors and Target Groups for Phishing Victimization in Pakistan
Phishing attacks pose a significant cybersecurity threat globally. This study investigates phishing susceptibility within the Pakistani population, examining the influence of demographic factors, technological aptitude and usage, previous phishing victimization, and email characteristics. Data was collected through convenient sampling; a total of 164 people completed the questionnaire. Contrary to some assumptions, the results indicate that men, individuals over 25, employed persons and frequen…

😍 Der globale #LNG-Markt verändert sich grundlegend mit direkten Folgen für Australien.
Länder wie #Pakistan, #Indien und

How solar and big batteries are shaping a new global gas market reality – and what it means for Australia
Gas power's business model is disappearing. Solar has cut into daytime operation. Batteries are starting to take the rest. And that's bad news for Australian LNG.

OpenAI expands its ~$5 ChatGPT Go plan to 16 new Asian countries, including Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippines, and Vietnam, after launching it in August (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/09/openais-affordable-ch…

OpenAI's affordable ChatGPT Go plan expands to 16 new countries in Asia | TechCrunch
OpenAI is expanding its $5 per month ChatGPT Go plan to 16 more countries.

Well, duh ... Yeah, when the US puts on a made-for-movie-that-went-direct-to-dvd seizure of one of Russia's "shadow fleet" of oil tankers, yes, one can anticipate a response from Russia.
I seriously doubt that and the the IQ 60 Maga-minds in the Cheato government realize that the US "justification" for the seizure could also justify Pakistan seizing Indian ships or fishing craft, or North Korea taking Japanese ships. It probably would have justified German sink…

"Pakistan declares its third marine protected area, but has a long way to go"
#Pakistan #Environment #Oceans

Pakistan declares its third marine protected area, but has a long way to go
KARACHI — On Sept. 2, the government of Balochistan province in Pakistan declared the country’s third marine protected area, around Miani Hor Lagoon on the country’s central coast. The biodiversity-rich lagoon hosts a lush mangrove forest, numerous bird species and threatened marine mammals. With the declaration of the Miani Hor Marine Protected Area (MPA), Pakistan […]

A #military #conflict we should pay attention to: New alliances and strange bedfellows; new weapons and suppliers. This flareup could be a well-timed strategy by one particular country to exploit the current geo-political and economic climate.
#Pakistan #Afghanistan

For years, China’s government has used what’s known as the
“Great Firewall” to censor the internet inside its country and block access to select foreign websites.
Now, a document leak shows that little-known Chinese company
'Geedge' is exporting these tools to other countries,
including Myanmar, Pakistan, Kazakhstan and Ethiopia.

Massive leak exposes how China’s ‘Great Firewall’ is being exported to other countries
For years, China’s government has used what’s known as the “Great Firewall” to censor the internet inside its country and block access to select foreign websites. Now, a document leak shows that a little-known Chinese company is exporting these tools to other countries, including Myanmar, Pakistan, Kazakhstan and Ethiopia. Ali Rogin speaks with WIRED senior writer Zeyi Yang to learn more.

Stablecoin startup ZAR raised $12.9M led by a16z to test USD-backed coins for Pakistan, which the World Bank estimates has the third-largest unbanked population (Faseeh Mangi/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20

Can Pakistan's military strongman fix a failing nation? (Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/9fb7dc91-0678-452f-8865-05ee0a1c0704
http://www.memeorandum.com/251027/p45#a251027p45

9100 Euro Steuergeld - Abgeordnete zogen Belém und Pakistan Parlament vor #News #Nachrichten

🍹 Herbs hit the sweet spot to extend shelf life of popular global drink
#food

Herbs hit the sweet spot to extend shelf life of popular global drink
A team of food scientists from Australia and Pakistan has discovered a natural way to significantly extend the shelf life of sugarcane juice, one of the world's most popular, but highly perishable, beverages.

With the impending arrival of Typhoon #OpongPH (#Bualoi) and the recent protests against corruption in government-funded flood control projects, the recent release of the 2025 World Risk Report, with its topical focus on flooding, is very timely.
And to the surprise of no one, the

Researchers find Predator spyware is being used in several countries, including Iraq https://therecord.media/intellexa-predator-spyware-continues-despite-sanctions

Il est tombé par une fenêtre ?
Ziad Takieddine, l’homme d’affaires franco-libanais impliqué dans l’affaire Sarkozy-Kadhafi, est mort Š l’âge de 75 ans
https://www.lemonde.fr/societ…

Ziad Takieddine, l’homme d’affaires franco-libanais impliqué dans l’affaire Sarkozy-Kadhafi, est mort à l’âge de 75 ans
L’homme d’affaires avait été condamné en 2020, à cinq ans de prison ferme dans l’affaire de Karachi, un dossier de ventes d’armes au Pakistan et à l’Arabie saoudite.

"Pakistanis adopting solar power, drawn by low solar panel prices"
#Pakistan #SolarPower #Energy #Renewables

Pakistan is sold on solar. It’s not about going green.
Conventionally generated electricity in Pakistan has become very expensive, but consumers don’t have to buy it. They are adopting solar panels.

Wartime Media Dynamics in Emerging Democracies: Case Study of Pakistani Media in May 2025 Indo-Pak Conflict
Taaha Saleem Bajwa
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.20419 https://

Wartime Media Dynamics in Emerging Democracies: Case Study of Pakistani Media in May 2025 Indo-Pak Conflict
Democracies rely on opposition and dissent to function, but in emerging democracies, freedom of speech is often restricted. This effect intensifies during regional conflicts. This study examines how the India-Pakistan conflict of May 2025 influenced Pakistani media coverage. Analyzing approximately 2,600 news articles from three major newspapers using a large language model (LLM), the study found that war-related reporting significantly overshadowed coverage of political opposition and dissent.…