Pakistan rejects Indian claims at UNGA, says Kashmir not ‘internal matter’

NEW YORK: Taking issue with New Delhi's contention that Indian-occupied Kashmir is an internal issue, Pakistan reminded its archrival the Himalayan territory was an internationally...

Interim bails of Shehbaz, son in money laundering case extended

LAHORE: A banking court in Lahore Saturday extended the interim bails of PML-N chief Shehbaz Sharif and his son Hamza Shehbaz until October 9...

Huawei CFO leaves Canada after US deal on fraud charges

BEIJING: Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou flew home to China on Friday after reaching an agreement with US prosecutors to end the bank...

Promotion of CPEC and China-Pakistan relations

On May 21 this year, Chinese President Xi Jinping exchanged a congratulatory message with Pakistani President Arif Alvi to celebrate the 70th anniversary of...

French football wrestles with violence in stadiums as fans return

PARIS: After a year of football in empty stadiums the return of supporters this season should have been a cause for celebration, but France is...

Lieutenant General (R) Ishfaq Nadeem passes away

Former Chief of General Staff Lieutenant General (R) Ishfaq Nadeem passed away on Friday, according to media reports. Funeral of Ishfaq was offered in Rawalpindi....

Six terrorists killed in Balochistan IBO

Six terrorists were killed in Balochistan's Kharan area after the Frontier Corps conducted an intelligence-based operation (IBO) on Friday. According to a statement released by...

Challenges of the Single National Curriculum

Being an educationist, I have critically reviewed the Government 's proposals for the new Single National Curriculum (SNC). I see a cognitive development gap...

Challenges for the New Afghan government 

The aftermath of The Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan following a two decade-long gruelling tug of war with the US, the emergence of a transposed...

Covid-19 and online education

The Global pandemic, covid-19, which emerged during the last months of 2019, impacted almost every field of life. A major health crisis emerged which...

A ticking time bomb

Speaking at a farmers‘ convention in D.I. Khan, Prime Minister Imran Khan displayed concern about the sharp rise in the country’s population. As he...

The end of expansion?

The recent hike by the State Bank of Pakistan’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the interest rate to 7.25 percent, a rise by 25...