PML-N’s Rafique calls for Charter of Pakistan
. LAHORE: akistan Muslim League-Nawaz leader Khawaja Saad Rafique on Tuesday called for comprehensive negotiations…
PML-N’s Rafique calls for Charter of Pakistan
. LAHORE: akistan Muslim League-Nawaz leader Khawaja Saad Rafique on Tuesday called for comprehensive negotiations between the government and opposition, urging all stakeholders to agree on a “Charter of Pakistan” to address the country’s political, economic and security challenges. In a long post on microblogging site X, formerly Twitter, Rafique said it was “already too…
Govt toughens procurement rules
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have differences over banning state-owned enterprises (SOEs) from getting contracts without competitive bidding, as the global lender allows these contracts only in exceptional circumstances requiring disclosure of the events leading to such negotiated deals. Barring differences over two important clauses relating to the direct award of contracts…
‘Shade, breeze and a charpai’
MULTAN: On a sweltering summer afternoon in Chah Inaamwala, a small village near Multan, 68-year-old Baba Shafi pulls his woven charpai beneath the shade of a large mango tree outside his home, seeking relief from the relentless heat. Unable to afford an air conditioner because of high electricity bills and a limited income, Baba Shafi…
SC to decide on Sept 16 extent of compliance with Imran’s medical examination order, Sanaullah told Senate
Says if SC finds any shortcoming and directs govt to take further measures, its orders will be implemented Prime Minister’s Adviser on Political Affairs Rana Sanaullah. Photo: X/ File Adviser to the Prime Minister on Political and Public Affairs Rana Sanaullah Khan on Tuesday told the Senate that the Supreme Court (SC) would decide on…
A professorship is a promise, publicly made
. The writer is Provost, University of Management and Technology (UMT), Lahore. He can be contacted at s.m.asghar.zaidi@gmail.com Somewhere in Pakistan this week, a university scholar will be made a professor by a piece of paper. The registrar’s office will issue a notification. The pay scale will move up. Colleagues will bring sweets to the…
Death toll in Pishin attack rises to six
Police said six labourers were killed after armed men opened fire on them in Saranan a day earlier QUETTA: The death toll from a firing incident targeting labourers in the Saranan area of Balochistan’s Pishin rose to six after an injured worker succumbed to his wounds on Tuesday, police said. According to police, five labourers…
A sixty-year-old book that still questions Pakistan
. Recently, I was invited to speak at a programme on Dr Jameel Jalibi’s landmark work, Pakistani Culture: The Question of National Culture. Revisiting the book reminded me that some books belong to their time, while others continue to interrogate every generation that follows. Jalibi’s work, first published in 1964, is firmly in the latter…
Four suspects held in Ayat Noor murder case
Police recover five-year-old victim’s body from a well after extensive search; CM Afridi orders inquiry Haripur District Police Officer Shafiullah Gandapur addressing a press conference. — PHOTO VIA FACEBOOK HARIPUR: Haripur District Police Officer (DPO) Shafiullah Gandapur said on Tuesday that the force had arrested four suspects in connection with the alleged abduction, sexual assault and murder of…
Trump ignored top-level warnings before launching Iran war: Report
Gabbard warned Trump killing Iran’s leader could bring a hard-line successor and close Strait of Hormuz US President Donald Trump holds a meeting alongside Vice President JD Vance in the Situation Room at the White House in Washington, DC, US June 21, 2025. The White House/Handout via REUTERS United States President Donald Trump launched the February…
Court seeks answers on JIT probe into Mir Raza case
Petitioners allege that the crime scene not secured in time, suicide narrative adopted and promoted prematurely Mir Raza Ali, owner of the popular dessert shop Wafflix, whose body was found in Gulistan-e-Jauhar after he was allegedly kidnapped from PECHS. SCREENGRAB/ Youtube KARACHI: A constitutional bench of the Sindh High Court (SHC) issued a written order…
