ISLAMABAD: At the request of friendly countries, the federal government on Monday directed the Pakistan national team to play its scheduled ICC Men’s T20 World Cup match against India on February 15 in Colombo. Pakistan...

Pakistan hails KSA defense pact as ‘historic, central’ to regional security amid rising militant violence

UN envoy Asim Iftikhar Ahmad calls Saudi-Pakistan defense agreement a ‘historic milestone,’ saying it formalizes decades of military cooperation, enhances joint deterrence Ahmad...

FinMin, WB MD discuss $20 billion CPF, development priorities

Finance Minister Aurangzeb, WB MD reviews USD 20 billion World Bank development program, urge results-driven execution Both leader discuss priority sectors include energy,...

Pakistan to attend inaugural US-led Board of Peace meeting on Gaza amid ‘cautious diplomacy’

Islamabad invited to first BoP session in Washington on Feb 19, to define board’s structure, mandate, and secretariat Troop contributions not on agenda...

Basant’s careful return

The return of Basant to Lahore over the long weekend brought feelings of both nostalgia and anxiety for those that remember the festival in all its glory. While the...

3 million jobs a year

World Bank President Sanjay Singh Banga, on a visit to Pakistan last week to review the Country Framework Agreement signed last year, gave a hint that Washington consensus institutions...

Security, sovereignty and the information battlefield

In Pakistan’s former tribal districts, particularly Tirah Valley, security operations are increasingly misrepresented through emotionally charged and strategically curated narratives. These portrayals, amplified by PTM-aligned networks and foreign-based echo...

Wealth and power must walk with the people

Power has long announced itself through spectacle. From crowns and palaces to motorcades and guarded compounds, authority has sought visibility. Yet history’s deeper memory tells a different story: the...

From festival to fasting

The state, in its ideal moral conception, resembles a mother—protective yet firm, generous yet disciplined. It provides security, creates opportunities, sets boundaries, and, when required, reprimands those who defy...

Interior Ministry versus the Mombay Bookies

What is it about the PCB and the BCCI, and the respective countries’ Interior Ministry? Pakistan is ahead, for the PCB President and the Interior Minister are one and...