Khateeb Ahmed

KARACHI: There was a time, be it on a street corner or cafe, most young people would have a cigarette in their hands but times are changing and now youngsters have electronic cigarettes and vapes clinging to their mouths. The use of e-cigarettes is not as common as cigarettes yet. However, if you visit big cities like Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad, you will definitely see e-cigarettes in the hands of some youngsters instead of cigarettes.

In recent years, many companies in Pakistan have either packed up and left or halted their operations in the country. While talking to Aaj News Digital an expert on economic affairs, Shehroz Khan Lodhi, said inflation increased as the rupee lost its value against dollar. “At the same time, our national exchequer is also faced with a deficit.

The true frontline workers of any political movement or rally are the journalists as they serve as a bridge of information between the people and political leaders. They are also more often than not caught in the middle when protests turn violent as they did during Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) rally on May 25. “In my nine years of journalistic career, I have never seen the kind of fervor that the PTI supporters showed yesterday,” said Aaj News reporter Usman Muzaffar, from Islamabad.