New Delhi rattled by Brussels water event

Pakistan accuses India of efforts to derail debate on transboundary water governance ISLAMABAD: India has launched a concerted campaign to undermine an international seminar in Brussels on transboundary water resources amid growing global scrutiny of New Delhi’s unilateral suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), diplomatic sources said on Thursday. The seminar, titled “Transboundary Water…

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COAS diplomacy ushers peace tidings

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…

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Pakistan, Eurasian bloc explore trade pact

US officials have indicated they hope the Section 301 investigations will be completed before that deadline. PHOTO: PEXELS ISLAMABAD: A meeting was held between the Member of the Board – Minister in charge of Trade of the Eurasian Economic Commission, Andrey Slepnev, and the Federal Minister for Commerce, Jam Kamal Khan, in a videoconference format….

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Balochistan clinches overall title at 7th National Junior Karate Championship 2026

PESHAWAR: Balochistan emerged as the overall champion of the 7th National Junior (Male & Female) Karate Championship 2026, which concluded with a colorful closing ceremony in Peshawar after several days of intense competition among young karate athletes from across the country. In the women’s category, Balochistan secured the championship title by winning four gold medals….

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A Zen mastermind

PUBLISHED June 14, 2026 The first season of Murder Mindfully introduced us to an unusual protagonist: Björn Diemel, a stressed lawyer discovers mindfulness techniques and somehow manages to use them as a framework for organised crime, murder, and personal fulfillment. It was a premise so absurd that it should never have worked and this thought…

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Prophecy, politics & the poetic imagination

PUBLISHED August 17, 2025 KARACHI: To wait for a saviour is to inhabit a paradox — where passivity masks longing, and hope suspends time. This condition resists easy categorisation: it is neither purely mystical nor wholly political, neither naïve faith nor mere deferral. At its core lies a fundamental tension between the unbearable present and…

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Water tankers crush 3 people

KARACHI: Speeding water tankers crushed three people in different areas of the city on Saturday. Separately, two people lost their lives in road mishaps. A speeding water tanker hit a motorcyclist, killing the rider on the spot and injuring a police officer near Sharea Faisal. The deceased was identified as 45-year-old Fazlullah. The tanker driver…

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