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Pakistan’s objectives ‘largely served and achieved’ by UNSC moot on South Asia tensions: Asim Iftikhar

Iran FM meets PM Shehbaz, army chief, FM Dar; foreign media visits LoC with info minister; Chinese envoy reaffirms support for Pakistan; NA condemns India's IWT suspension.

Updated 06 May, 2025 03:11am

PM Shehbaz thanks China for 'endorsing' Pakistan's proposal of neutral probe into Pahalgam attack
DG ISPR says armed forces ready to give befitting reply to enemy's aggression: state media
India’s post-Pahalgam gambit fails to win global support

UN chief ‘alarmed’ by Israeli military plan for Gaza: spokesman

Israel army says expanded Gaza operation includes "moving most of the population".

Updated 05 May, 2025 11:09pm

Asean takes unified stance against sweeping Trump tarrifs

“Escalating trade protectionism weighs on global trade, leading to economic fragmentation, affecting trade, investment, and capital flows across the region,” bloc says.

Published 05 May, 2025 10:32pm

1 soldier martyred, 8 terrorists killed in multiple engagements across KP: ISPR

Security forces are determined to wipe out the menace of terrorism, such sacrifices of our brave soldiers further strengthen our resolve, says military’s media wing.

Published 05 May, 2025 10:12pm

SBP cuts interest rate by 100bps to 11pc

Says made the decision keeping the inflation outlook in mind.

Updated 05 May, 2025 06:00pm

May 9 riots: SC reserves verdict on military trials case, will announce decision this week

AGP says "army installations were attacked under a well-thought-out plan" on May 9.

Updated 05 May, 2025 09:45pm

ICJ throws out Sudan genocide case against UAE

Says "manifestly lacked" jurisdiction to rule on the case.

Updated 05 May, 2025 07:31pm

Pakistan tests launch of 120km-range Fatah missile: ISPR

PM says successful test "clearly shows defence is in strong hands"; India to hold civil defence drills on Wednesday.

Updated 05 May, 2025 11:26pm

US seeks to weaken global development finance efforts, UN document shows

Seeks to delete paragraph calling for companies to pay tax to countries where economic activity occurs, phasing out inefficient fossil fuel subsidies.

Published 05 May, 2025 07:25pm

India starts work on hydro projects after suspending treaty with Pakistan, say sources

A “reservoir flushing” process to remove sediment began on Thursday, sources tell Reuters.

Published 05 May, 2025 03:32pm

Hindutva Meets Zionism: How India is Replicating Israel in Kashmir

Does Indus Water Treaty Suspension Make Any Difference?

Why Don’t Pakistanis Save Money?

How Pakistan Fell Behind in South Asia — and What It Needs to Fix

Dire Wolves Are Back

Trade, Tariffs & Trouble: Why Pakistan’s Economy Is at Risk Again

Indus Water Treaty & War Hysteria: Progressive Alternatives To India-Pakistan War

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Mahira Khan and Humayun Saeed’s Love Guru trailer promises comedy, romance, and mischief

The demise of USAID could present developing nations with an opportunity to reduce aid dependency

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Hindutva Meets Zionism: How India is Replicating Israel in Kashmir

Does Indus Water Treaty Suspension Make Any Difference?

Why Don’t Pakistanis Save Money?

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How grocery shopping has changed in Pakistan

Shopping for groceries in Pakistan is getting simpler and Bazaar is making everyday life a little easier.

The Great Summer Sale by Ideas is now live

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CAN INDIA STILL GO TO WAR WITH PAKISTAN?

India starts work on hydro projects after suspending treaty with Pakistan, say sources

A “reservoir flushing” process to remove sediment began on Thursday, sources tell Reuters.

Pakistan , Published 05 May, 2025 03:32pm

Escalating tensions with India to impact Pakistan’s economic growth: Moody’s

Rating agency says India’s economic activity to not face major disruptions but higher defence spending could impact its “fiscal strength".

World , Published 05 May, 2025 03:14pm

Escalating tensions with India to impact Pakistan’s economic growth: Moody’s

CAN INDIA STILL GO TO WAR WITH PAKISTAN?

Why do India and Pakistan keep returning to this state of brinkmanship? Can India actually conduct a military strike against a nuclear Pakistan?

Newspaper , Updated 04 May, 2025 12:17pm

Political parties vow joint front in case of Indian offensive

Participants told India wanted to divert water, intensify Kashmir oppression using Pahalgam.

Pakistan , Updated 05 May, 2025 07:36am

Political parties vow joint front in case of Indian offensive

Perilous hour

The question is whether there are any favourable factors in play today that can halt the ongoing escalation and avert a head-on clash.

Newspaper , Updated 05 May, 2025 09:13am

Pakistan tests launch of 120km-range Fatah missile: ISPR

PM says successful test "clearly shows defence is in strong hands"; India to hold civil defence drills on Wednesday.

Pakistan , Updated 05 May, 2025 11:26pm

Pakistan’s objectives ‘largely served and achieved’ by UNSC moot on South Asia tensions: Asim Iftikhar

Iran FM meets PM Shehbaz, army chief, FM Dar; foreign media visits LoC with info minister; Chinese envoy reaffirms support for Pakistan; NA condemns India's IWT suspension.

Pakistan , Updated 06 May, 2025 03:11am

Commission finalises report on Indus treaty violations

Report mentions India's massive breach in the form of construction of 3 hydroelectric plants at western rivers, source says.

Pakistan , Updated 05 May, 2025 07:49am

Commission finalises report on Indus treaty violations

Pakistan expands India trade ban to include transit, export from third countries

Federal govt takes step "in the interest of national security and in public interest".

Pakistan , Published 04 May, 2025 11:08pm

Pakistan expands India trade ban to include transit, export from third countries

Doing business

The government does not put in consistent effort to ensure the rule of law, the absence of which is what eventually drives investors away.

Newspaper , Updated 05 May, 2025 09:03am

SBP cuts interest rate by 100bps to 11pc

Says made the decision keeping the inflation outlook in mind.

Business , Updated 05 May, 2025 06:00pm

‘We don’t care’: Weddings go on in Azad Kashmir near LoC

"If war comes, we'll deal with it when it happens," says a 25-year-old groom living in Neelum Valley.

Pakistan , Updated 05 May, 2025 10:50am

‘We don’t care’: Weddings go on in Azad Kashmir near LoC

DG ISPR says armed forces ready to give befitting reply to enemy’s aggression: state media

Tells political parties that Pakistan wants peace in the region as info minister informs them about diplomatic steps; Iranian FM arrives in Islamabad.

Pakistan , Updated 05 May, 2025 01:40pm

DG ISPR says armed forces ready to give befitting reply to enemy’s aggression: state media

Milk samples collected from over 100 Karachi tea shops found ‘contaminated’

Food Authority says milk was adulterated with detergent, carbonates, salt and water.

Pakistan , Updated 04 May, 2025 11:38am

Milk samples collected from over 100 Karachi tea shops found ‘contaminated’

Failed narrative

Few in the global arena, including India’s traditional foreign partners and the US, are buying New Delhi’s narrative.

Newspaper , Updated 04 May, 2025 08:32am

Have Pahalgam suspects fled India?

Reports say attackers trapped the tourists by mingling with them and there was intelligence input to officials days before.

World , Updated 04 May, 2025 09:51am

More rain predicted in Rawalpindi, Islamabad

People relieved from hot weather though health authority remains worried about dengue virus surveillance work.

Pakistan , Updated 05 May, 2025 11:46am

More rain predicted in Rawalpindi, Islamabad

GCC pushes India, Pakistan for dialogue for de-escalation

Renews call for international backing to implement UN resolution on Kashmir.

World , Updated 05 May, 2025 08:13am

GCC pushes India, Pakistan for dialogue for de-escalation

ICJ throws out Sudan genocide case against UAE

Says "manifestly lacked" jurisdiction to rule on the case.

World , Updated 05 May, 2025 07:31pm

Boxing champion Usman Wazeer lauded by Sindh CM for victory over Indian opponent

Murad reveals plan to send boxer for competing in World Open Championship.

, Published 05 May, 2025 02:01pm

Boxing champion Usman Wazeer lauded by Sindh CM for victory over Indian opponent

PMD says chances of rain in Karachi tomorrow

Punjab PDMA issues landslide alert in Murree and Galiyat amid possible heavy rain.

Pakistan , Updated 04 May, 2025 02:18pm

PMD says chances of rain in Karachi tomorrow

Wounded childhood

PAKISTAN is unkind to its children. The NCRC’s State of Children in Pakistan Report 2024 scans the grim...

Newspaper , Published 05 May, 2025 05:27am

After USAID

Even if the US pulls out from the multilateral organisations, other countries will save the multilateral system.

Newspaper , Updated 05 May, 2025 09:19am

Missile hits Tel Aviv airport in retaliation for Gaza attacks

Netanyahu blames Iran as defence minister threatens seven times stronger response.

World , Updated 05 May, 2025 07:55am

Missile hits Tel Aviv airport in retaliation for Gaza attacks

Pakistani students win competition at Turkish aerospace and tech festival

Their project ‘Emotion Detector Gadget for Quadriplegic’ bags Social Innovation category at Teknofest.

Tech , Updated 05 May, 2025 01:10am

Pakistani students win competition at Turkish aerospace and tech festival

Destination unknown

PAKISTANI politicians love to punch above their weight. With the return of the PML-N to power, it was but natural to...

Newspaper , Published 05 May, 2025 05:27am

Trump says ‘I don’t know’ if must uphold US Constitution as president

When quesioned if citizens and non-citizens are entitled to due process, US president responds, ""I'm not a lawyer. I don't know."

World , Published 04 May, 2025 08:34pm

Trump says ‘I don’t know’ if must uphold US Constitution as president

Thousands attend festival at Hinglaj Mata temple

Three-day event concludes with record turnout of pilgrims.

Pakistan , Published 05 May, 2025 05:26am

Thousands attend festival at Hinglaj Mata temple

Karachi water crisis persists as KWSC struggles to repair damaged pipeline

Leakage in the main supply line has wreaked havoc on KU, nearby areas and caused acute water shortage.

Pakistan , Updated 04 May, 2025 11:41am

Karachi water crisis persists as KWSC struggles to repair damaged pipeline

CORPORATE WINDOW: Abandoning a legacy treaty

This is not the first attempt by India to exit the treaty brokered by the World Bank in 1960 or try to force Pakistan to agree to modify it.

Newspaper , Updated 05 May, 2025 10:04am

CORPORATE WINDOW: Abandoning a legacy treaty

India bans X accounts of Imran, Bilawal

Users in India see a message stating accounts withheld “in response to a legal demand”.

Pakistan , Updated 05 May, 2025 07:41am

Global economy already feeling drag from Trump tariffs

Yet to play out whether Trump's bid to re-balance trading system in America's favour finally prompts others to revamp their own economies.

World , Published 05 May, 2025 11:27am

Global economy already feeling drag from Trump tariffs

Interview rites

The selection process adopted by enterprises is becoming tougher.

Newspaper , Published 05 May, 2025 05:27am

On the brink again?

The world is not prepared to react as it used to in the past to charges of Pakistani complicity.

Newspaper , Updated 04 May, 2025 08:56am

Filth and fury

This is a rape and murder threat dressed up as edgy humour.

Newspaper , Published 05 May, 2025 05:27am

Six children including four sisters die of suffocation in Sargodha

Rescue 1122 says the children got stuck in a wheat drum and eventually suffocated to death.

Pakistan , Published 05 May, 2025 04:42pm

Six children including four sisters die of suffocation in Sargodha

Tensions with India to ‘influence’ SBP’s monetary policy decision

Experts diverge on anticipated rate cut quantum, businesses demand substantial reduction to revive economy.

Business , Updated 04 May, 2025 09:20am

Tensions with India to ‘influence’ SBP’s monetary policy decision

Cartoon: 4 May, 2025

Newspaper , Published 04 May, 2025 04:48am

Four Pakistani climbers on mission to scale world’s highest peaks

Climber Sadpara says summit push to start on May 9 considering weather forecast.

Sport , Updated 05 May, 2025 08:17am

Four Pakistani climbers on mission to scale world’s highest peaks

Sheinbaum says she nixed Trump offer to send US troops to Mexico

Mexican president says she urged Trump to stop cross-border arms trafficking that has contributed to a two-decade long wave of violence.

World , Published 04 May, 2025 11:22pm

Sheinbaum says she nixed Trump offer to send US troops to Mexico

Afghanistan fears negative impacts of Pakistan-India tensions on Kabul, region

Afghan official says his country striving to "resolve this conflict peacefully"; Dar holds progress meeting on his Kabul visit.

Pakistan , Published 04 May, 2025 03:32pm

Afghanistan fears negative impacts of Pakistan-India tensions on Kabul, region

Analysis: Questions raised over FBR’s new evaluation system

Tax officers share concern over system’s fairness amid "forced ranking, vague integrity matrix, delayed results".

Newspaper , Updated 05 May, 2025 08:43am

Analysis: Questions raised over FBR’s new evaluation system

Pakistan-India tensions hit tourism in AJK valley

Tourism drives Neelum Valley’s economy, attracting 300,000 visitors annually.

World , Updated 04 May, 2025 10:39am

Pakistan-India tensions hit tourism in AJK valley

Two telecoms to settle Rs26bn outstanding taxes

Both companies had gone to court over tax on equipment import.

Business , Updated 04 May, 2025 08:25pm

Two telecoms to settle Rs26bn outstanding taxes

Raja Bazaar beautification work yet to start in Rawalpindi

Official claims project delayed as IESCO ask to hire consultant.

Pakistan , Updated 04 May, 2025 11:47am

Raja Bazaar beautification work yet to start in Rawalpindi

Brazil police foil Lady Gaga gig bomb plot

Officials say superstar’s huge free gig on the beach drew up to 2m people.

World , Published 04 May, 2025 10:23pm

Brazil police foil Lady Gaga gig bomb plot

ADB boosts Asia-Pacific food security fund to $40 billion

Move aims to counter growing threats to food production from climate change impacts and resource degradation.

Business , Updated 05 May, 2025 08:01am

ADB boosts Asia-Pacific food security fund to $40 billion

PTI skips govt’s briefing over tension with India

Main opposition party suggests meeting of political stakeholders over the issue.

Pakistan , Updated 05 May, 2025 09:08am

PTI skips govt’s briefing over tension with India

Samsung fights $520m India tax demand, points to Reliance practice

Samsung becomes the second major foreign company in recent months to challenge an Indian tax demand.

Business , Published 04 May, 2025 01:28pm

Samsung fights $520m India tax demand, points to Reliance practice

Federal ministers’ monthly salaries hiked to Rs519,000 to match those of MNAs

President Zardari promulgates four ordinances including one related to ministers' salaries.

Pakistan , Published 04 May, 2025 04:24pm

Federal ministers’ monthly salaries hiked to Rs519,000 to match those of MNAs

India’s post-Pahalgam gambit fails to win global support

Pakistan should not misinterpret absence of full-throated US support for India as an endorsement of its own position.

World , Updated 02 May, 2025 08:46am

India’s post-Pahalgam gambit fails to win global support

Cartoon: 3 May, 2025

Newspaper , Published 03 May, 2025 03:34am

THE GRAPEVINE

Born Like That

Newspaper , Published 04 May, 2025 06:33am

Water allocation

THINGS may be looking up for farmers. With flows improving, the Indus River System Authority has summoned its...

Newspaper , Published 04 May, 2025 06:17am

Alvi to be held accountable if Bilawal’s claim on canals proven: PTI MNA

Ali Muhammad Khan challenges PPP chairman to present evidence to back his claim.

Pakistan , Published 03 May, 2025 01:52pm

Alvi to be held accountable if Bilawal’s claim on canals proven: PTI MNA

Cotton prices witness surge, courtesy international market

Development has brought relief to cotton ginners grappling with a prolonged period of low demand and declining prices.

Pakistan , Updated 05 May, 2025 11:32am

Cotton prices witness surge, courtesy international market

Poliovirus detected in sewage samples from 18 districts across country

Next nationwide polio campaign is scheduled from May 26 to June 1 to vaccinate 45.4m children.

Pakistan , Published 05 May, 2025 02:16pm

Poliovirus detected in sewage samples from 18 districts across country

AJK ramps up flour supply to LoC areas amid tensions

Steps up efforts to ensure two-month flour reserves in vulnerable regions; food depots being relocated from exposed areas to safer zones.

Pakistan , Updated 04 May, 2025 07:42am

AJK ramps up flour supply to LoC areas amid tensions

From pollution to solutions: Why the ADB must rethink its energy investments portfolio in Pakistan

The ADB claims its safeguards mitigate environmental harms, but there is a significant gap between policy and practice.

Pakistan , Published 05 May, 2025 11:02am

Unsung icons of peace

Civil society must rediscover its moral anchors — figures who inspire and connect with people.

Newspaper , Updated 04 May, 2025 09:14am

May 9 riots: SC reserves verdict on military trials case, will announce decision this week

AGP says "army installations were attacked under a well-thought-out plan" on May 9.

Pakistan , Updated 05 May, 2025 09:45pm

1.1m out-of-school children enrolled across Punjab

Over 11,000 schools outsourced, CM told.

Pakistan , Updated 05 May, 2025 11:39am

1.1m out-of-school children enrolled across Punjab

Safety for women

It is essential to establish an online safety commission.

Newspaper , Published 04 May, 2025 06:16am

Weaponising hunger

OVER the course of 18 months, the world has seen unspeakable images come out of Gaza, but none are seared as...

Newspaper , Published 04 May, 2025 06:17am

Looking forward to lower oil prices

Inventories may increase by about 200m barrels over the next three quarters, which could drive crude toward the low $50s.

Business , Published 05 May, 2025 05:26am

Local businesses wary of conflict

If tensions persist, economic losses will be unavoidable especially as global trade pivots toward regional integration

Business , Updated 05 May, 2025 09:39am

Indian legislator caught taking Rs2m bribe to drop assembly questions on mining

Official says currency notes had been treated with dye which transferred to suspect's fingers.

World , Updated 05 May, 2025 10:59am

Indian legislator caught taking Rs2m bribe to drop assembly questions on mining

WIDE ANGLE: HORROR AND THE 21ST CENTURY

Why Hollywood is finally taking horror films seriously…

Newspaper , Published 04 May, 2025 06:33am

OPINION

Perilous hour

The question is whether there are any favourable factors in play today that can halt the ongoing escalation and avert a head-on clash.

Maleeha Lodhi

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Saeed Ahmed

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Parvez Rahim

Filth and fury

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Muhammad Amir Rana

EDITORIAL

Doing business

The government does not put in consistent effort to ensure the rule of law, the absence of which is what eventually drives investors away.

Destination unknown

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Wounded childhood

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‎Dying to tell the Gaza story

This World Press Freedom Day, we pay tribute to the over 250 brave journalists who laid down their lives in Gaza in pursuit of the truth since Oct 7, 2023.

Updated 04 May, 2025 09:56am

India, Pakistan and the meme-ification of war

Why are jokes about a possible war between two nuclear-armed nations so darn funny?

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