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December 11, 2025

Australia bans social media for under-16s for world’s first time

Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, Snapchat, Reddit are prohibited from creating or maintaining user accounts under 16 A high school student poses with his cellphone showing his social media apps in Melbourne, Australia Photos: Reuters Australia has banned social media for under-16s in a global crackdown, saying it was time to “take control” from fearsome tech giants. A number of popular apps and websites – Facebook, YouTube, Instagram and X among them – face $33 million in fines if they fail to clean up Australian-based users under 16. Australia is becoming one of the first nations to push back so forcefully

November 21, 2025

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Business

Pakistan unveils new plan to boost social projects with public and private funding

Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb speaks during an interview with Reuters at the 2025 IMF/World Bank Annual Spring Meetings in Washington, DC, US, April 25, 2025. Photo: Reuters/ File KARACHI: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb, reflecting on the prospects for improving philanthropy through policy and tax structure improvements, said the emerging Pakistan Social Impact Financing Framework, a new initiative under the Prime Minister’s Office, aims to mobilize public, private and philanthropic capital for measurable social outcomes. Speaking at the Corporate Philanthropy Awards 2025, organized by the Center for Philanthropy Pakistan (PCP), he said Pakistan’s corporate giving reached a record Rs 25.44 billion

November 21, 2025

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International

Sudan’s parallel war on social media

. Displaced Sudanese gather and sit in makeshift tents after fleeing the town of Al-Fashir in Darfur, Tawila, Sudan, on October 29, 2025, in this still image taken from Reuters video. PHOTO: REUTERS CAIRO: Sudan’s war is increasingly being fought on the battlefield of social media, where rival factions trade fake news, videotaped videos and triumphalist propaganda, deepening divisions in a country already torn apart by years of conflict, analysts warn. Since April 2023, a power struggle between army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan against his former deputy Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, who heads the paramilitary Rapid Support Force, has pushed the

November 19, 2025

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Featured Sports

I’m an introvert. How can I handle social interactions without feeling anxious?

A representational form shows the introversion marked in a personality form. — Canva Illustration by Geo.tv Dear Haya, I’m a socially awkward introvert looking for advice on how to handle social interactions. I often tend to feel anxious or tired in group settings, even around people I know. I struggle to balance the need for some alone time with the desire to maintain a social life and friendships. Although the people around me seem fine on the surface about my reluctance to participate in social events, they sometimes view me with a judgmental lens given my awkwardness when I’m around

November 17, 2025

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Sports

Iranian girls break down social barriers with karate

An Iranian girl pictured during a karate match. — AFP As the referee’s whistle signaled the start of the match, two five-year-old girls from Iran faced off, delivering a careful karate match to a spellbound audience – a sign of changing attitudes towards martial arts in the Islamic Republic in recent years. The two young opponents, dressed in crisp white karategi with colored belts and protective headgear, circled each other on the tatami, the floor covering used to practice Japanese martial arts. Their movements were sharp and deliberate, each kick and block executed with precision and control to the cheers

November 15, 2025

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Business

Experts call for the integration of climate governance, social protection systems

Speakers at IBA conference reject reactionary policies. encourages youth participation, climate literacy, local funding There are many departments including women development, social welfare, labour, health and others which are not playing their necessary role in empowering agricultural workers. Photo: Archive KARACHI: Pakistan needs to review and integrate its climate governance and social protection systems to withstand the increasing frequency and severity of climate shocks, experts said at the Fifth Annual International Conference — A New Global Order, Yet Again — organized by IBA. Speaking during a panel discussion titled ‘Climate Change and Social Protection’, leading climate experts, researchers and development

November 9, 2025

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Business

FBR’s social media monitoring sparks backlash over privacy

Influencers call politics ‘futile’, claim social media posts create ‘fabricated’ images of wealth KARACHI: The Federal Board of Revenue’s (FBR) move to track potential tax evaders through social media has sparked widespread criticism in business and social circles. The tax authority reportedly collected data on thousands of users and issued notices to those flagged for “unexplained wealth”, sparking outrage among traders, financial experts and online influencers who called the move invasive and misguided. FBR officials claim that the measure is part of a well-established “lifestyle-based” assessment method, where visible assets and spending patterns are looked at to measure undeclared income.

October 31, 2025

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Lifestyle

Driven by social, economic stressors, one in three Pakistanis suffer from psychological disorders

Experts are urging the government to adopt a comprehensive national mental health strategy to tackle the growing crisis KARACHI: One in three people in Pakistan suffers from some form of psychological problem, experts revealed during the 26th International Conference on Mental Health, held in Karachi. The alarming figures highlight a growing mental health crisis driven by social, economic and environmental stressors. Conference Scientific Committee Chairman Prof Muhammad Iqbal Afridi told The Express Tribune that 34 per cent of Pakistan’s population – one in three people – is affected by mental disorders, compared to one in five globally. She said women

October 1, 2025

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Entertainment

Khalid reveals advantages and disadvantages of social media in a rare interview

Khalid talks about how to escape was a ‘blessing in disguise’ Khalid simply confessed that the elimination of social media was so “blessing to disguise” and loss of his own story. The 27-year-old singer-singer was destroyed as a homosexual by a former X partner, previously twitter, last year. In an interview with PEOPLE Magazine, he explained that although the situation was painful, he had unlocked a deeper sense of creativity that shaped his upcoming album, After the sun falls down. “This album wouldn’t have come to be if I wasn’t forgotten,” he said. THE Young stupid and broke Hitmaker, whose

September 25, 2025

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Lifestyle

Tobacco, spirits and social media

Karachi: The latest episode of “Jinn Ki Shaadi Unki Shaadi” has polarized television spectators. Drama is Pakistan’s attempt in a comedy of horror and gains attention to social media for the unique visual effects. The drama stars Wahaj Ali, Sehar Khan, Arsalan Naseer and Romaisa Khan, among other things, broadcasts on HUM TV Network. It is written by Syed Nabeel and directed by Saif E Hasan. While drama drivers have gathered several fans to coordinate, X users are not yet satisfied with visual effects. Pointing out a specific scene from Drama where a character erases black tobacco and divides into

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