PUBLISHED May 03, 2026 KARACHI: Authors usually want their readers to imagine the world presented in their novels. But Turkish Nobel laureate Orhan Pamuk asked them to literally walk into his. Most novels leave their worlds behind on the page. When the book closes, the characters and their belongings dissolve back into imagination. But in…
Both sides discussed matters of mutual interest with a focus on strengthening collaboration in investigating crime ISLAMABAD: FIA Director General held a high-level meeting with a delegation from the UK Home Office at FIA Headquarters to enhance cooperation against transnational organised crime. The delegation included Ms Gemma Wilson (First Secretary – Justice and Home Affairs),…
PUBLISHED May 03, 2026 In a world where geopolitical contestation is once again defined by power, interest and survival, enduring partnerships are rare. The intensifying rivalry between the United States and China has deepened divisions across regions, compelling states to constantly recalibrate their alignments. Amid this shifting landscape, the Pakistan–China relationship has not only endured…
KARACHI: The Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP), in collaboration with the Embassy of Pakistan in Oman, organised a three-day visit of a delegation of the Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan (REAP) to Oman from April 27-29, 2026. The visit was aimed at ramping up bilateral trade, particularly in the rice sector, and exploring new…
Sometime in the near future, an astronaut from Pakistan will float through a hatch into China’s space station and become, in that small weightless moment, the first foreign national to board Tiangong. He will have trained for months in a language that is not his own, in a country with its own complicated reasons for…
ISLAMABAD: The seniority of judges at the Islamabad High Court (IHC) has reshuffled after three judges transferred to different provincial high courts; Justice Sardar Ejaz Ishaq Khan is now the senior puisne judge. Last week, the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) approved the transfer of Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani, Justice Babar Sattar and Justice Saman…
. Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar. SCREENGRAB ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Saturday spoke to Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Jarrah Jaber Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced. “The two leaders discussed the evolving regional situation and exchanged views on its wider economic implications,” it said in a post on…
LAHORE: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, while chairing a meeting on energy sector reforms on Saturday, directed the authorities concerned to formulate a comprehensive strategy to stabilise electricity tariffs. During the meeting, the prime minister stressed the need to provide relief to both industrial and domestic electricity consumers and instructed officials concerned to take concrete measures…
PESHAWAR: A grand Loya Jirga of tribal elders on Saturday agreed to form a smaller representative jirga to negotiate with the federal government and other stakeholders regarding the demands of people in K-P’s merged districts. Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Chief Minister Sohail Afridi, who chaired the tribal meeting, later announced that they might march on Islamabad if…
Iran says renewed conflict with US ‘possible’ Some ships seized by US after exiting Iranian ports IRGC flex DUBAI/ WEST PALM BEACH: US President Donald Trump on Friday said the US Navy was acting “like pirates” in carrying out Washington’s naval blockade of Iranian ports during the US and Israel’s war against…