Premier Shehbaz emphasizes truce must rest on ‘solid demands’, not tactical pauses ‘to buy time’ Lauds army, COAS for ‘necessary’ response to Afghan aggression, saying Qatar, allies making efforts to defuse Islamabad-Kabul tensions ...

Naqvi accuses TLP of armed violence during protests, asserts govt sought peaceful resolution

Interior minister claims TLP groups fired at police despite late-night talks for truce Clarifies action targeted only violent elements, not seminaries or religious...

Pakistan will be ‘constrained to a decisive response’ if ceasefire violated, warns Asif

Defence minister says truce reached on Kabul’s request after precision strikes in Kandahar, Kabul Alleges Afghan regime acting as India’s proxy and undermining...

PM lauds Muslim World League’s role in portraying Islam’s true image

Premier Shehbaz praises MWL’s efforts to promote understanding among religions and civilizations Pledges support for future MWL-led initiatives on women’s education, highlights deep-rooted...

Review passed

The prospects of a mini-budget are no longer as immediate as seemed likely during the IMF review team visit, but with the Staff-Level Agreement that has now been reached,...

K-Electric settlement

The concession by Shehryar Chishty of control of Karachi Electric to Prince Mansoor bin Muhammad bin Saad Al-Saud has probably settled the tortured history of the privatization of the...

The fire next time

AT PENPOINT The Gaza Peace Plan has had the advantage of leading to a ceasefire, though no one trusts it to last. Gazans were cruelly disappointed in arch when the...

Strategic entanglements

On September 11, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia signed a historic defence pact in the presence of Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif amd COAS Field Marshal Asim Munir. What was a...

The cost of patience and the case for accountability

Following a series of deadly terror attacks inside Pakistan by TehrIk Taliban Pakistan militants operating from Afghan soil, and escalating provocations by Afghan Taliban forces along the border, Kabul...

Between gratitude and betrayal

Every society must carefully distinguish between legitimate dissent and reckless agitation. Protest may well be the language of the unheard, but when it descends into violence, vandalism, and slogans...