PUBLISHED May 24, 2026 The first and foremost duty of a story is to entertain in uneventful, dull, and monotonous times—at least this is what our dastans (tales) and their counterparts in other cultures suggest. In Qissa Chahar Dervish, a classic 13th-century allegorical story traditionally attributed to Amir Khusro, the main characters accidentally meet outside…
PUBLISHED May 24, 2026 KARACHI: Years ago, a friend lost her aged father to the great unknown. I didn’t know much about him or how he passed away finally and I still don’t recall. What is a clear memory even today though are my friend’s words as I sat beside her. She said it meant…
Law enforcement agents examine the evidence inside a cordoned off area on the street after a shooting incident near the White House in Washington, DC, US, May 23, 2026 PHOTO; REUTERS A gunman who fired at a White House checkpoint was shot by officers and died after being taken to the hospital on Saturday evening,…
PUBLISHED May 24, 2026 In Pakistan’s policing lexicon, few words carry as much controversy as “encounter.” While official accounts describe armed exchanges and the neutralisation of hardened criminals, grieving families speak of sons taken into custody and returned as bodies. Between these competing narratives lies a widening fault line in the country’s criminal justice system….
ISLAMABAD: The All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference (AJKMC) and the Muttahida Ulema Council Azad Kashmir on Saturday formally announced an electoral alliance for the upcoming elections to the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly. The announcement was made during a joint press conference at the National Press Club, addressed by AJKMC President and former…
. ISLAMABAD: Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Prime Minister Faisal Mumtaz Rathore expressed sympathy with senior Hurriyat leader and JKSM Chairman Altaf Ahmed Bhat over the demise of his mother and prayed to the Almighty to grant the departed soul the highest ranks in Jannah and give patience and strength to the family to bear…
MIRANSHAH/ QUETTA: In a joint operation, law enforcement agencies (LEAs), security forces and members of local militias neutralized at least twenty-five terrorists including a commander belonging to the outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in Bannu. A policeman and a volunteer were martyred, while five people including a child, sustained injuries during the operation. The K-P police,…
ISLAMABAD: Hopes of a breakthrough between Tehran and Washington gained fresh momentum on Saturday, buoyed by the sustained diplomatic push of Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, who wrapped up a “short but highly productive” visit to the Islamic Republic. During the visit, the Field Marshal held…
LAHORE: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari believes that holding elections in Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan on a significantly different timeline from the rest of the country distorts electoral outcomes and deprives both regions of genuine leadership, according to an informed source within the party. A PPP leader, speaking to The Express Tribune on…
Trump says draft deal includes opening of Strait of Hormuz Fars says Hormuz will remain under Iran’s management Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian meets with Chief of Defence Forces Field Marshal Asim Munir in Tehran. PHOTO: REUTERS ISLAMABAD: Iran and the US are inching closer to signing an interim agreement aimed at ending the…