Plan under study to connect Gwadar with ports of Iran and Oman to make it re-export hub ISLAMABAD: A plan is under study to form a bloc comprising Pakistan, Iran and Oman to ramp up regional trade and give a boost to trade activities at Gwadar Port. “In future geopolitical policymaking, Pakistan, Iran and Oman…
. Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif. Photo: Screen grab LAHORE: The PML-N has constituted parliamentary boards for the upcoming elections in G-B and AJK, assigning them role in selecting candidates. The boards will operate under the leadership of party president Nawaz Sharif. The parliamentary boards will be authorised to finalise candidates contesting the elections and…
Sign an agreement on fisheries sector, with a focus on improving animal health services, modern biological solutions A signing ceremony was held in Sanaya where institutions from Pakistan and China signed two memoranda of understanding and an agreement. PHOTO: PPP Pakistan and China on Friday signed two memorandums of understanding (MoUs) and a joint venture…
Crew made history as first to include Black astronaut, woman, non-US citizen on lunar mission The four Artemis II astronauts, returning from the world’s first crewed moon voyage in over half a century, hurtled back toward Earth on Friday aboard their gumdrop-shaped Orion spacecraft, headed for a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean off Southern California….
PUBLISHED June 22, 2025 KARACHI: It begins in the dead of night – ICE agents raiding factories, restaurants and farms, while families sleep unaware as the state flexes its full disciplinary muscle, reviving the ghosts of America’s exclusionary past with a vengeance that is unmistakably contemporary. What Donald Trump hails as “the largest deportation operation…
PUBLISHED December 14, 2025 KARACHI: Disability in Pakistan is rarely invisible. It appears in classrooms where ramps are missing, in buses that cannot be boarded, in job interviews that quietly end after a single glance. Yet it is also rarely discussed in any sustained way. For most people, it remains something to be acknowledged briefly,…
Says the day symbolises compassion, hope, renewal, rebirth, and the triumph of good over evil A combination picture of President Asif Ali Zardari (L) and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif (R). PHOTO: Radio Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday felicitated the Christian community in Pakistan and worldwide on the joyous…
Anthony Edwards’s 30-point performance helped the Minnesota Timberwolves to an upset of the Denver Nuggets in the NBA playoffs. Photo: AFP LONDON: Anthony Edwards scored 30 points as the Minnesota Timberwolves staged a double-digit fightback for a series-leveling 119-114 upset of the Denver Nuggets in the NBA playoffs on Monday.A titanic duel in Denver saw…
Both ministers agree to remain in close contact as Kuwaiti FM lauds Pakistan’s efforts for lasting peace, security Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on May 2 spoke with Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Jarrah Jaber Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah. PHOTO: MOFA/X Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Saturday spoke to Kuwaiti Foreign…
Exit of UAE widens rift with Saudi Arabia, which is effectively OPEC’s leader The United Arab Emirates is reassessing its role and contributions across multilateral organisations but is not considering any further withdrawals at this time, a UAE official told Reuters on Wednesday, a day after Abu Dhabi announced its withdrawal from the Organisation of…