Premier Shehbaz urges Bahrain’s business elite to tap Pakistan’s ‘immense investment potential’ Says structural reforms, digital modernisation driving private-sector-led growth, offering long-term JVs in agribusiness, IT, minerals, energy and tourism Says FTA with...

KP CM stages sit-in as authorities deny repeated access to Imran Khan

CM Afridi blocked for the eighth time from meeting PTI founder at Adiala Jail Sit-in held at Factory Naka after police stopped march...

PTI outraged over rumors on Khan’s wellbeing, demands immediate meeting with founder

Sh Waqas Akram slams fascist regime for isolating PTI founder, warns of rising public anger ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has expressed profound outrage over...

FIA clarifies offloading of passengers amid growing concerns

Passengers denied boarding only if documents are invalid or involvement with smugglers suspected: Capt (r) Zia Responds to misleading AI-generated videos and social...

The West Bank’s turn

The Israeli security forces have launched a new operation in the Tubas Governorate, raising the suspicion that the Netanyahu government is not just far from a two-state solution, but...

Reko Diq speculation

While Barrick Mining put to rest speculation about its rumoured withdrawal from the Reko Diq project, the rumour itself arose because of weaknesses in the country’s systems. These are...

Trying to be fair

AT PENPOINT The federal government has convened on December 7 the inaugural meeting of the National Finance Commission, with that meeting intended to begin a process which is supposed to...

Why the world must finally hold Kabul accountable

For four years, the Afghan Taliban have insisted that they are a transformed movement— responsible, moderate, and prepared to honour commitments made to the international community. Yet their record...

Saffronization of Indian Armed Forces

In functional democracies, the armed forces are expected to stand above partisan politics and sectarian identity, embodying a neutral, professional institution that serves the state rather than a party,...

Generative AI and extended reality

Remember when creating a single 3D environment required weeks of painstaking work from entire teams of artists and developers? Until now, building XR experiences (VR, AR, Mixed Reality) was...