PUBLISHED July 06, 2025 KARACHI: On paper, M* is living the life. She has a job she likes as a biomedical scientist and research fellow in women’s health. She has found her purpose: working to improve the lives of women with chronic health conditions through her FemTech start-up. So why does she want to kill…
ISPR says exercise aimed at enhancing professional capabilities through joint training Pakistan and Sri Lanka on Monday kicked off a joint counter-terrorism exercise at Tarbela aimed at enhancing professional capabilities and strengthening longstanding military-to-military relations, the military’s media wing said in a statement According to the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), Shake Hands-II is a…
This aerial view shows partially submerged residential buildings following the overflowing of the Ravi River in Lahore on August 30, 2025.PHOTO:AFP ISLAMABAD: The federal government has decided to introduce two new residential sectors in the capital, with development work on Sectors F-12 and G-12 progressing rapidly. The Federal Government Employees Housing Authority (FGEHA) is preparing…
Poll shows 34% approve of Trump, down from 36% in April 15-20 Reuters/Ipsos survey US President Donald Trump attends an arrival ceremony for Britain’s King Charles and Queen Camilla on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., US, April 28, 2026. REUTERS President Donald Trump’s approval rating fell to the lowest level…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and the grand opposition alliance on Monday agreed to formulate a joint strategy concerning national issues and enhance coordination between them. The decision was reached at a high-level huddle attended by leaders of the opposition in the Senate and National Assembly, as well as senior PTI figures, including Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief…
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…
Police report private security guards stationed at the site put up resistance, leading to a heavy exchange of fire A mining shovel loads a mining truck at the Los Bronces copper mine PHOTO: Reuter QUETTA: Unidentified armed men launched a deadly assault on a copper and gold mining project in the Chagai district of Balochistan…
Imran Khan's PTI has announced a protest for April 9, the date the party was removed from power four years ago following a no-confidence motion. Addressing a press conference at K-P House on Monday, party leaders including Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Chief Minister Sohail Afridi and Junaid Akbar Khan, announced that the party will hold a countrywide…
Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi addresses a press conference in Islamabad on Saturday. — SCREENGRAB ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi assured US Charge d’Affaires to Pakistan Natalie Baker on Thursday of foolproof security ahead of the arrival of high-level foreign delegations in Islamabad on Friday for the US-Iran ceasefire talks. The meeting came a day after…
The finance ministry has admitted that “public debt dynamics remained a key challenge” during the last fiscal year, as the increase in total public debt was “driven mainly by higher interest payments and exchange rate movements”. Photo: file ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s economic debate is often confined to technical discussions – interest rates, fiscal deficits, taxation, and…