Joker is the uninhibited madness of a fractured, two-faced world order, manifesting itself as a weeping clown. The Joker is, by design, a villain beyond comprehension; more ‘it’ than ‘he’. PHOTO: IMDB You would think that Joker has no earthly reason to exist as anything other than a gimmick aimed at making profits off a highly…
Gallup poll shows Beijing edging ahead while Ipsos survey finds Iran conflict dragging Trump’s ratings to 36% China has surpassed the United States in global leadership approval ratings, marking a significant shift in international perceptions at a time when US President Donald Trump is grappling with his lowest approval ratings at home amid economic strain…
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…
Overall market participation was strong, as 1,066 million shares were traded with a total value of Rs. 49 billion. KEL led the volume chart, with 195.8 million shares..Photo: Express KARACHI: Pakistan’s stock market remained under pressure during the outgoing week as persistent geopolitical tensions and surging global oil prices kept investor sentiment fragile, leading to…
The Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF) is set to host the ITF Pakistan 3rd Zainab Ali Naqvi Memorial World Juniors Tennis Championship 2026, which will begin on Monday at the PTF Tennis Complex in Islamabad.A total of 39 young players – 24 boys and 15 girls – from 14 countries including Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Singapore, Japan, China,…
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…
Pakistan built a world-class Polio system. Then 40,000 Karachi families said no Forty thousand Karachi families refused polio vaccines this year. In a city where the virus circulates through every district, those refusals represent the gap between Pakistan’s impressive polio infrastructure and its inability to close the final mile of eradication. Pakistan has cut polio…
Russian, Chinese, and Pakistani interests are all directly served through N-CPEC+ Prime Minister Imran Khan. PHOTO: AFP/FILE Pakistan’s unique geostrategic location at the crossroads of East, South, West, and Central Asia enables it to function as the “Zipper of Eurasia”, as I wrote over half a decade ago in September 2015 for the Russian Institute…
Rory McIlroy eyes rare back-to-back Masters title at Augusta after historic 2025 win. Photo: AFP/FILE AUGUSTA: Rory McIlroy, whose emotional 2025 Masters victory completed an incredible career grand slam, chases an even rarer feat this year — repeating as champion at Augusta National. The 36-year-old from Northern Ireland hopes to join Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus…
Information minister says 81 locations across Afghanistan targeted by air strikes A Pakistani army soldier stands guard on a border terminal in Ghulam Khan, a town in North Waziristan, on the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan. Photo: AFP Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said on Sunday that 796 Afghan Taliban operatives have been killed and more…