ISLAMABAD: Amid ongoing tensions between Islamabad and Kabul, Pakistan on Thursday renewed its call for the Afghan Taliban authorities to take concrete action against terrorist groups operating from Afghan soil. At his weekly press briefing,...

‘Condemnation Alone Not Enough:’ PM calls Tarlai Imambargah incident ‘worst kind of barbaric act’

PM Shehbaz announces Rs10m for Shaheed Oun Abbas, Rs5m for each martyred, Rs3m for severely injured Visits bereaved families and injured at Imambargah...

Punjab CM pledges Rs10b safety and security gear for FC Balochistan, vows unity against terrorism

CM Maryam Nawaz says Pakistan faces ‘fifth-generation warfare,’ stressing countering negative narratives Says Punjab stands shoulder to shoulder with Balochistan, paying tribute to...

Zardari warns against Iran escalation, urges dialogue to safeguard regional peace

President Zardari says any military move involving Tehran could destabilise Gulf, South and West Asia with far-reaching global consequences Addresses Iran National Day...

Solar Policy Whiplash

Pakistan’s rooftop solar boom was built on a promise: invest in panels, connect to grid, and excess electricity will cancel out consumption unit for unit. That promise has now...

Pakistan backs down

The excuses are already being trotted out that the greater good of the game was at stake, but the fact remains that Pakistan has backed down from its initial...

Pakistan: Where Politics and Economics Collide? 

American economist Thomas Sowell wrote that “the first lesson of economics is scarcity. There is never enough of anything to satisfy all those who want it. The first lesson of...

When a Rifle Becomes Rhetoric

On 7 February 2026, the official X handle of the Assam Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) posted a video so grotesque in its symbolism that it briefly shattered the pretence...

Epstein Files and the Moral Crisis in the USA

When the US Department of Justice released additional troves of documents connected to Jeffrey Epstein, the reaction was immediate and visceral. The shock was not about Epstein himself. His...

The Imperial Presidency

  WASHINGTON WATCH News broke this week that President Donald Trump was conditioning approval of an infrastructure spending bill on renaming New York City’s Penn Station and Washington’s Dulles Airport in...