The same mixture as before?

AT PENPOINT Perhaps nothing illustrates the Taliban’s lack of readiness to assume power, and the swiftness with which they actually did so, than their failure...

The Contractors: A story that moves between Guantanamo to Guam

History could never be asymmetrical and events are always understood in a particular context having their foreground or background. Whenever foreign invaders occupy a geographical...

A clash with global consequences

A major military conflict has infused itself in the heart of Asia. This conflict may affect neighbouring countries or the whole region. From the...

Insistence on EVMs

Prime Minister Imran Khan maintains that he wants to introduce reforms in the electoral system so that there are no complaints of rigging as...

Syed Ali Geelani

With the passing of Syed Ali Geelani, Kashmir has lost one of its doughtiest fighters for freedom. At 92, Syed Geelani passed after a...

Hospital inflows at highest since start of pandemic: Asad

Head of National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) Asad Umar has said that hospital inflows and the number of Covid-19 patients in critical care...

Qatar working with Taliban to reopen Kabul airport ‘as soon as possible’

DOHA: Qatar is working with the Taliban to reopen Kabul's airport as soon as possible, its foreign minister said on Thursday, urging the group to...

‘Everybody screwed up’: Blame game begins over turbulent US exit from Afghanistan

A week into the evacuation from Kabul, the US military was forced to take a drastic step: stop all flights from Hamid Karzai International...

Incentivising industry, SMEs important for wealth creation: PM

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that it is important to incentivise the industrial sector for wealth creation which will help retire the country's...

Veteran politician Sardar Attaullah Mengal passes away in Karachi

KARACHI: Veteran politician and Balochistan’s former chief minister, Sardar Attaullah Mengal, has died at the age of 93. According to Member of Provincial Assembly of...

Fawad urges Chinese companies to invest in Pakistani youth

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry has urged Chinese companies to invest in Pakistani youth for the development of skilled human resources, saying...

Taliban and Afghan rebels claim heavy casualties in fighting over Panjshir Valley

KABUL: Taliban forces and fighters loyal to local leader Ahmad Massoud fought in Afghanistan's Panjshir Valley on Thursday, with each side saying it had...

Sindh governor assures GSV of full support for PFL

KARACHI: Sindh Governor Imran Ismail met Global Soccer Ventures (GSV) CEO Zabe Khan on Thursday, promising to fully back the Pakistan Football League (PFL). They...

Sudden surge in militant attacks in Pakistan coincides with Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan

ISLAMABAD: Despite a complete takeover of Afghanistan — except Panjshir valley — by the Afghan Taliban could not deter terrorist outfits of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan and...