Both leaders co-chair 7th round of Pakistan–China Foreign Ministers’ Strategic Dialogue held in Beijing Leaders reaffirm all-weather strategic cooperative partnership for peace, stability, prosperity Hold in-depth discussions on CPEC, trade, people-to-people exchanges, and...

PCIW rejects India’s ‘abeyance’ claim on Indus Waters Treaty

Commissioner Syed Mehar Ali Shah IWT remains fully in force under international law, warning India of legal and diplomatic response Terms New Delhi’s...

Three on-duty traffic policemen martyred in Lakki Marwat attack

Gunmen on motorcycle target policemen on duty in Serai Naurang, another slain in Bannu CM, President Zardari condemn attacks and pay tribute to...

Sanaullah stresses dialogue, warns street protests could block talks

PM’s adviser says Premier Shehbaz Sharif had invited PTI for dialogue, emphasizing PML-N sticks to constitutional methods Says public service initiatives continue without...

USA’s Venezuelan adventure

The US kidnapping of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and removal to the USA for trial on drug-related offences can only be described as bizarre. It might be compared with...

Wimter in Gaza

The Israel-Hamas ceasefire is supposed to go to the netstage, but at the moment, Gaza’s inhabitants are faced with a problem, that of Israel continuing to prevent any aid...

Aerial firing and animal rights

It seems that in Karachi a new trend has developed, which might change the direction of how The New Year is to be welcomed, with 28 people injured by...

Beyond pipe dreams

The elections in Gilgit-Baltistan are scheduled to be held in the upcoming months of 2026. This will be the fourth election since Gilgit-Baltistan got quasi-provincial status. All three major...

A shiny nuclear mirage

“The dream of reason produces monsters,” wrote Francisco de Goya, warning future generations about ambition unrestrained by wisdom. Hannah Arendt later observed that political power often compensates for inner...

Protecting Gaza, not policing it

Gaza has endured relentless destruction and profound human suffering, with civilians bearing the overwhelming toll of a war that has exacted unimaginable loss. As the world grapples with stabilising...