Oslo says court observation aligns with international law Ambassador Per Albert Ilsaas attended SC hearing of lawyer couple Foreign Office demarche envoy, terming his presence ‘unwarranted’ interference ISLAMABAD: Norway on Saturday defended the presence...

Economy out of woods as key indicators showing remarkable improvement: PM

PM Shehbaz Sharif hails economic turnaround, launches National Regulatory Reforms Calls regulatory reforms ‘a quantum jump’ to streamline business and curb corruption Says...

Pakistan, UK reaffirm deepening partnership as Baroness Chapman meets PM

Premier Shehbaz highlights historic ties, shared values, lauds British Pakistani diaspora as bridge between two nations Welcomes Baroness Chapman’s visit to advance bilateral...

Khawaja Asif holds ex-ISI chief Faiz Hameed responsible for Nawaz’s ouster

SIALKOT: Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Saturday held ex-spymaster Faiz Hameed responsible for the ouster of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif in 2017, adding...

IMF conditions

The prospect that the State Bank of Pakistan will not ease its money supply has grown after the news that the IMF has recommended that interest rates be kept...

More anti-immigrant steps

US President Donald Trump reacted to the shooting of two National Guard personnel in Washington with the announcement that his administration would suspend immigration from ‘Third World countries permanently, ...

The Machiavellian Politics of Pakistan

Niccolo Machiavelli wrote his famous treatise The Prince in 1513. At the time, Machiavelli’s treatise made a clear break from the Western tradition of political philosophy. Beginning with the great Greek philosophers...

Boosting Islamabad-Manama relations

Pakistan enjoys very warm brotherly relations with all Gulf Cooperation Council members, which are embedded in history and religion. The GCC region has remained the most important pillar of...

Trump’s Gaza Peace Plan in Jeopardy

The Gaza peace plan, unveiled by US President Donald Trump in September 2025 and later endorsed by the United Nations through Security Council Resolution 2803, was hailed as the...

The Echo of Unity in a Broken Bar

The killing of Vehari lawyer Muhammad Zeeshan Dhudhi should have united Pakistan’s legal community in a singular, principled roar. Instead, it exposed the uncomfortable truth lawyers rarely admit publicly...