ANKARA: Radio contact was lost with a jet carrying Libya's army chief of staff, Mohammed Ali Ahmed Al-Haddad, shortly after takeoff from the Turkish capital Ankara en route to Tripoli, Turkish Interior Minister Ali...

‘Promise fulfilled’: PM hails PIA privatization as milestone for ‘economy overhaul’

Premier Shehbaz reaffirms commitment to transparency and economic stability, marking successful disinvestment of 75pc PIA shares as historic reform step Praises efforts of...

Pakistan, Bahrain naval chiefs discuss regional maritime security, bilateral cooperation

Rear Admiral Ahmed Mohamed Ebrahim Al Bin Ali calls on Admiral Naveed Ashraf during visit to Naval Headquarters Commander of Royal Bahrain Naval...

Eight terrorists killed in joint operation following martyrdom of five cops in Karak attack

Swift joint operation by Karak Police and CTD eliminates eight terrorists after police van targeted in Gurguri area Martyred constables honoured with full...

Power problems

NEPRA has proposed switching the present net metering offered to solar power producers who have retained their grid connections to gross metering, and that the tariff offered to these...

At agriculture’s crossroads

Pakistan’s agriculture feeds a nation, anchors rural livelihoods and earns scarce foreign exchange. It also stands on increasingly fragile ground. Climate shocks, water scarcity, policy drift and demographic pressure...

The challenge of the Christmas story

WASHINGTON WATCH Catholic churches have traditionally erected Nativity scenes outside at Christmas time. To represent the birth of Jesus, the scenes include the baby, his mother and father, Mary and...

Two nations, one struggle

The assertion that the Two-Nation Theory has been rendered obsolete is not merely a misreading of history; it is an exercise in intellectual complacency. Its core proposition— that Muslims...

The ISF for Gaza: Legitimacy before logistics

The idea of deploying an international stabilisation force in Gaza may sound reassuring to a world exhausted by images of destruction, displacement and despair. On paper, it promises security,...

The short end of the stick

AT PENPOINT No sooner had the IMF released the new conditions it had set during its last review that rumours started of moving into another IMF programme after the current...