PUBLISHED June 29, 2025 KARACHI: On 3 June, the Daily Mail ran a headline that many dismissed as melodramatic, but few could ignore: “Putin knows a nuclear revenge attack will force Ukraine’s surrender. These are the four ways he’d strike… and we’re powerless to stop this holocaust.” Quoting Col Richard Kemp, a former British commander…
PUBLISHED April 19, 2026 KARACHI: It has probably been said many times over the past few weeks, but it still bears repeating. The world is living through unprecedented times, in more ways than one. In trying to navigate a way out of the US and Israel’s war on Iran, we are charting unknown waters, boldly…
. ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Monday extended felicitations to President Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa and the people of South Africa on the occasion of their National Day, annually observed on April 27. In a message on behalf of the government and the people of Pakistan, the president, who is currently on a five-day visit…
File photo of K-P Assembly. PHOTO: AFP PESHAWAR: Lawmakers on Friday took up the issue of poor internet connection for students in the remote areas of the province, noting that the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic means that online classes are the only means for obtaining education for students now. This was discussed as the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa…
ISLAMABAD: The government has become active again amid the US-Iran conflict, taking measures to implement the new oil refinery policy to make the country self-sufficient in oil supplies. The Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) is pushing the relevant ministries to resolve the General Sales Tax (GST) waiver issue. Owing to the GST concession, refineries and…
Europe’s June heat shatters records in Britain, France, Switzerland and Germany, with Poland next People use umbrellas and fans to protect themselves from high temperatures in Munich, Germany, June 26, 2026. REUTERS Germany and Italy endured sweltering conditions on Saturday as a heatwave linked to dozens of deaths in Western Europe spread eastwards after temperatures…
Star batter Babar Azam is back in Pakistan’s 16-man squad to face world champions Australia in the three-match ODI series. Photo: PCB KARACHI: Star batter Babar Azam is back in Pakistan’s 16-man squad to face world champions Australia in the three-match ODI series starting next week, selectors said Friday. Azam missed the away series in…
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and President Asif Ali Zardari. Photo: APP/AFP President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday called upon all stakeholders, including the business community and industrialists, to uphold the dignity and protection of the country’s labour force, Radio Pakistan reported. In their separate messages on International Labour Day, they…
Condemns Israeli strikes on Beirut, saying civilian harm that disrupts Iran peace talks is unacceptable US Vice President JD Vance delivers remarks during an event at Gold Coast Studios on June 17, 2026 in Bethpage, New York.REUTERS United States Vice President JD Vance lashed out at Israeli critics of the Iran deal on Thursday, saying President…
Brahim Diaz and Achraf Hakimi are at the heart of Morocco’s World Cup challenge. Photo: AFP/File LONDON: Morocco produced a historic best performance for an African and Arab nation at the 2022 World Cup, but their hopes of another run to the latter stages this time may not have been helped by a turbulent few…