Trump agrees PM Shehbaz’s proposal for two-week ceasefire with Iran, subject to Strait of Hormuz opening Suspen President Donald Trump arrives from the Blue Room to speak about the Iran war from the Cross Hall of the White House on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in Washington. PHOTO: REUTERS ISLAMABAD: US President Donald Trump…
Fresh cases reported in Bannu and North Waziristan, posing a continued risk to children’s well-being The National Emergency Operations Centre for Polio Eradication (NEOC) confirmed two new cases of wild poliovirus in southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Friday. The cases were reported in Bannu and North Waziristan, where access constraints continue to aid poliovirus transmission, posing a continued…
Growth in Asia-Pacific developing economies slows to 4.6% in 2025, projected at 4% in 2026 Activists hold a silent protest against the draft agreement, during the COP29 United Nations Climate Change Conference, in Baku, Azerbaijan November 22, 2024. PHOTO: REUTERS Despite mounting global headwinds, Asia-Pacific developing economies’ growth is projected to slow to 4.0% in…
Whilst I am not one to doubt the competence of the legislature, it does increasingly seem that all legislation considered “progressive” or even vaguely first-world-esque in Pakistan is the result of international commitments rather than internal evolution. Perhaps the most glaring example remains the moratorium on the death penalty that has emerged not out of…
The Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) has declared null and void a government notification granting lifetime additional benefits to former chief secretaries of Balochistan and their widows, dismissing the provincial government’s appeal and upholding an earlier ruling of the Balochistan High Court (BHC). The Government of Balochistan had issued the notification extending lifetime benefits to former…
Islamabad refers to the 35th, 36th, 16th and 37th UN Security Council monitoring team reports File photo of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan militants. PHOTO: REUTERS Pakistan on Sunday questioned the position of United Nations human rights experts regarding the lack of “credible evidence” linking the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) attacks to Afghan soil, pointing to multiple UN…
Brent crude futures for June climbed $2.93, or 2.7%, to $111.16 a barrel at 1532 GMT NEW YORK: Oil prices pared earlier gains after the United Arab Emirates said it would leave OPEC and OPEC+, easing some supply concerns, though prices held near the upper end of a nearly 3% rally as stalled efforts to…
Cafe powered by Google’s Gemini hires staff, orders supplies and manages operations with mixed results An experimental cafe run by AI opens in Stockholm. PHOTO: AFP The avocado toasts and baristas making foamy lattes make it look like any other cafe, except at this one, located in a Stockholm residential neighbourhood, artificial intelligence (AI) is…
Terms security of Gulf fundamental to the security, stability of the region and the world Jordan’s King Abdullah II. Photo: AFP/ File Jordan’s King Abdullah II said on Sunday that any potential agreement between the US and Iran must guarantee the security of Arab countries. Abdullah discussed in Amman with Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Jarrah Jaber…
A security guard standing outside Election Commission of Pakistan in Islamabad on September 21, 2023. Photo: AFP PESHAWAR: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has formally notified the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Assembly about arrangements for the Senate by-election scheduled for April 23, directing all members to bring their original CNIC and Assembly membership cards when casting votes….