Taliban blamed for at least 72 extrajudicial killings: UN

GENEVA: The UN has said there are "credible allegations" of more than 100 extrajudicial killings in Afghanistan since the Taliban took power in August,...

Former Australia batsman Slater charged with breaching restraining order: ABC

SYDNEY: Former Australia batsman Michael Slater was charged with breaching a restraining order on Wednesday, two months after being taken into police custody over...

Omicron fastest-spreading Covid variant yet, ‘probably’ in most countries: WHO

GENEVA: The World Health Organisation (WHO) warned Omicron was spreading at an unprecedented rate and urged countries to act as drug maker Pfizer said...

NCOC to decide about schools’ winter holidays tomorrow

The federal and provincial education ministries have deliberated on the proposal regarding the rescheduling of winter vacations in educational institutions from December to January,...

Humanitarian transactions for Afghanistan

On 4 December 2021, Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi held a press conference in Islamabad to announce that Pakistan would host a session...

Education is a fundamental human right 

Education is one of the basic human rights intended to nurture holistic development of the pupils, enable them to take rational decisions to well-settle...

Pakistan can play significant role in Rohingya refugee crisis solution

Four years ago, more than 730,000 Rohingya fled to Bangladesh for fear of the aftermath of the country's military-led crackdown in Myanmar's Rakhine state...

Voting through electronic machines

While the opposition is yet to find a way out of its labyrinths, Prime Minister Imran Khan is already in full election mode. He...

USA to be held responsible for starvation deaths  

The Afghan Taliban have finally concluded that it was easier to win the war than to run the country. While terrorist groups like IS-K...

Mughal system of social welfare

The Mughal dynasty was one of the world’s largest and strongest empire during the reign of greater Mughals. It lasted from 1526 to 1857...

Minorities orphaned

People are either brothers in faith or equals in humanity. This is the teaching of Islam. This was the vision of Jinnah- an egalitarian,...

KP water pumping stations

The KP CM had recently announced to hire double staff for managing water pumping stations in KP. I do not think that this is...