Trump says ‘hopefully’ no need for military action against Iran
PARIS: US President Donald Trump said on Thursday he hoped to avoid military action against Iran, which has threatened to strike American bases and...
Indian national indicted for smuggling individuals from across Canadian border into US
NEW YORK: A 22-year-old citizen of India has been indicted here for his role in a scheme to smuggle Indian nationals from Canada across...
Musk wants to put AI data centres in space
NEW YORK: A proposed merger between Elon Musk's SpaceX and xAI, reported exclusively by Reuters on Thursday, could give fresh momentum to Musk's plan...
KMC opposition moves no-trust bid against Mayor Wahab over ‘governance failure’
KARACHI: The opposition leader in the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) on Friday announced plans to table a no-confidence motion against Karachi Mayor Murtaza Wahab,...
SHC rejects governor’s plea for judicial probe into Gul Plaza fire
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Friday declined Sindh Governor Kamran Tessori’s request to constitute a judicial commission to investigate the deadly Gul...
Govt flatly denies ‘final offer’ to PTI on early polls, ECP overhaul
ISLAMABAD: Information Minister Attaullah Tarar on Friday categorically rejected reports claiming the government had decided to make a “firm and final” offer to the...
41 Indian-sponsored terrorists eliminated in two Balochistan operations
RAWALPINDI: Security forces personnel have eliminated 41 Indian-sponsored terrorists during two operations in Balochistan.
According to an ISPR statement issued on Friday, on 29 January...
Transfer of technology?
US President Donald Trump’s latest manoeuvres show signs of his learning from Israel, as the kidnapping of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro resembled the kidnapping...
Home truths
An integral part of education is to get called out when one says something particularly silly. Parents and siblings need to do it at...
Drug abuse a deepening threat to society
Drug abuse has grown to be a deeply ingrained societal catastrophe that is steadily undermining Pakistan's socioeconomic structure and posing one of the biggest...
Threats to public health
With one virus not eliminated, another threatens. Pakistan is drawing international attention because it is one of the last two countries where children are...
Claiming reproductive power
Reproductive justice goes beyond healthcare – it’s about empowering individuals, especially women, to make informed decisions about their bodies, health and future without discrimination...
Kids buying death
I RECENTLY saw two children, barely seven or eight years old, asking for cigarettes at a local shop. When questioned, they claimed they were...
Garbage on the move
I witnessed a troubling sight on a chilly winter morning while driving to work recently. Ahead of my car was a garbage truck carrying...
