Stories by Sindhu Abbasi

Pakistan’s new draft Data Governance Policy tackles decades of bureaucratic data hoarding and insider leaks — but broader AI

Despite repeated promises and drafts, Pakistan’s inability to pass a comprehensive data protection law has left citizens vulnerable to scams, data breaches, and unchecked surveillance.

Women and minorities in Pakistan often face the brunt of Nadra’s inconsistent and convoluted documentation processes. For many, trying to get a CNIC can be a nightmare.

Pakistan has always had a complex relationship with truth and power and, now, social media has highlighted the state’s uneasy

With every legislation, statement and draft, it is clear that the government lacks a fundamental understanding of technology.

While politicians paint rosy pictures of a digital Pakistan, those on the ground decry the lack of infrastructure, constant headaches in doing business.

Contrary to what one might assume, the gambit used for these scams is pretty simple — exploit the vulnerabilities of the poor, naïve, uneducated and the fearful.

Natasha Noorani and Zahra Paracha join the ever burgeoning underground music scene of Pakistan.

As Pakistanis’ digital footprint grows, so do the threats to their confidential details.