Pak-China Friendship Cup 3×3 Basketball Championship begins in Islamabad
ISLAMABAD — The Pak-China Friendship Cup All Pakistan 3x3 Basketball Championship will begin on Thursday at Liaquat Gymnasium in the Pakistan Sports Complex, Islamabad, marking the 75th anniversary of diplomatic…
Trump doesn’t know Imam Ali, Imam Hussain or Karbala, lost Iran war on day one: Scott Ritter
WASHINGTON / MIDDLE EAST: Former US Marine Corps intelligence officer Scott Ritter has criticised former US president Donald Trump’s approach to the conflict with Iran, saying Washington underestimated the historical…
Crumbled Foundations: The Day Iran’s Deterrence Evaporated
By: Qadir Khan Yousufzai Let's look at the fallout of late February 2026. The Middle Eastern geopolitical map was practically rewritten overnight. When that sudden joint US-Israeli strike took out…
CBD Punjab allocates 55.9 acres for green development at NSIT City
LAHORE — The Punjab Central Business District Development Authority (PCBDDA), also known as CBD Punjab, has allocated 55.9 acres of land for green spaces at CBD NSIT City, an emerging…
PSX shows volatility as KSE-100 index edges higher amid geopolitical tensions
KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) experienced a volatile trading session on Wednesday as investors traded cautiously while monitoring rising geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. During intraday trading, the…
Pakistan gold price drops Rs10,000 per tola on Wednesday after previous day slide
ISLAMABAD: Gold prices in Pakistan fell sharply on Wednesday, with the rate of 24-karat gold dropping by Rs10,000 per tola to Rs539,962, according to figures released by the All Pakistan…
When Embraces Become Signals: Faith, Frontiers, and the Resolve of a Nation
When leaders embrace before cameras, history does not record the warmth of their handshake — it records the timing. The visible warmth between Narendra Modi and Benjamin Netanyahu was presented…
Government Takes Bold Steps to Safeguard Potato Exports Amid Regional Turmoil
ISLAMABAD — The government is considering alternative trade routes and financial support measures to protect Pakistan’s potato exports as regional instability disrupts traditional export corridors, officials said after a high-level…
Rubina Khalid visits PPP Secretary General Humayun Khan to inquire about health
ISLAMABAD — Chairperson of the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) Senator Rubina Khalid visited Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Central Secretary General Muhammad Humayun Khan at his residence to inquire about…
BEYOND THE HORMUZ: PAKISTAN’S PORTS AS REGION’S NEW ECONOMIC CENTER OF GRAVITY
By Kamran Hashmi Every crisis has an opportunity, with Hormuz blocked by Iran, Pakistani ports, especially Gwadar, provide an alternate as transshipment ports for containerized traffic, provided we act early.…
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