. The writer is an academic and researcher. He is also the author of Development, Poverty, and Power in Pakistan, available from Routledge Many Pakistanis have long told themselves a comforting story. Despite all the problems in the country, no one really goes hungry. If someone is struggling, family members and neighbours’ help, mosques distribute…
Reaffirm consensus and agree on a framework for future cooperation under Commission Bilal Mahmood Chaudhary, Director General (China) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Li Ya, Deputy Director General of the Department of Boundary and Ocean Affairs at China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, pose for a photograph after signing the minutes of the inaugural…
48 F-35 fighter jets, 49 engines included in package, according to State Department’s notification to Congress Personnel work on US Air Force F-35 Lightning II fighter jets parked on the tarmac at the former Roosevelt Roads naval base in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, January 3, 2026. REUTERS The US State Department approved a possible $24.3 billion…
FILE: Activists of ‘Aurat March’ group take part in a rally to mark Pakistan’s National Women’s Day, in Lahore on February 12, 2025 PHOTO: AFP Pakistan has climbed to 143rd out of 145 economies in the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Global Gender Gap Index 2026, with the country closing 59.5% of its gender gap after…
Kalin meets premier, army chief, intelligence chief following visit to Afghanistan Türkiye’s National Intelligence Organisation chief Ibrahim Kalin with Inter-Services Intelligence chief Lt Gen Muhammad Asim Malik. — ANADOLU AGENCY Türkiye’s National Intelligence Organisation (MIT) Chief Ibrahim Kalin visited Pakistan following his trip to Afghanistan, holding talks with senior officials on bilateral ties, regional security,…
HSD price rises to Rs424.92 per litre while petrol price falls to Rs390.79 following latest revision A worker updates the fuel price at a petrol station following the rollout of a fuel relief scheme, which provides a fuel subsidy for eligible motorcycles, rickshaws and vehicles with engines of up to 800cc, in Karachi, Pakistan, September…
Chinese commentators say proposals to pace AI development aim to constrain rivals behind US labs The Huawei logo at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai, China, July 17, 2026.PHOTO: REUTERS Huawei’s Eric Xu said Chinese AI developers may not yet be advanced enough to experience the safety risks reported by leading US firms,…
Says she paid Rs27.5m for her UK trip, defending her use of Punjab government’s official aircraft Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif addresses the inauguration ceremony of the Metro Green Electric Bus Service in Multan on Thursday. SCREENGRAB Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif on Thursday defended her use of an official aircraft to attend…
Officials did not issue any explicit threats or indicate that Beijing would seek to pressure Tehran economically Iran-aligned Houthi fighters pose next to a captured vehicle following what the source described as an attack on Saudi-backed forces in the location given by the source as al Jawf governorate, Yemen, in this screengrab taken from a…
People on motorbikes ride past a portrait of Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, set up in protest against rising fuel prices amid the U.S.-Iran conflict, ahead of the nationwide rollout of a government scheme offering a Rs100-per-litre subsidy to eligible motorcycles, rickshaws and vehicles up to 800cc, in Karachi, Pakistan, September 16, 2026. REUTERS In…