Barcelona’s LaLiga title was well deserved as Hansi Flick’s side played the game with consistency and beauty, Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti said ahead of Sunday’s LaLiga trip to 14th placed Sevilla. With Barcelona beating Real to the LaLiga title, Copa del Rey, and the Spanish Super Cup, Real, having been knocked out of the […]
The government has made the third revision in the troubled World Bank-funded Pakistan Raises Revenue project and almost doubled the cost to $150 million to upgrade technology and also to procure 179 vehicles, including bullet-proof cars. In rupee terms, the cost was increased from the original price tag of Rs12.5 billion to Rs40.8 billion — […]
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday held a telephonic conversation with Iran President Masoud Pezeshkian. The PM conveyed his warm regards to Supreme Leader Ayatullah Khamenei and thanked President Pezeshkian for Iran’s sincere and brotherly diplomatic efforts to defuse tensions in South Asia. He reaffirmed Pakistan’s firm resolve to defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity […]
Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry on Saturday took aim at those who criticised the military’s role in national defence, asking them to tell now whether the armed forces have fulfilled their duty or not. “You [critics] used to say the army does not do its job – now ask […]
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has decided to dispatch a high-level diplomatic delegation to expose India’s propaganda and malicious designs on the international stage. According to a statement from the PM Office, the prime minister spoke by phone with PPP Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and entrusted him with leading the delegation. The delegation includes senior political […]
Federal Investigating Agency (FIA) has detained four suspects from Karachi airport over the charges of human smuggling upon their deportation from United Arab Emirates (UAE). According to an FIA statement issued on Saturday, the suspects — identified as Bakhtiar, Adnan Ashraf, Muhammad Jamshed, and Sikandar Abbas — were deported by UAE authorities after completing their sentences. […]
Karachi Kings secured a 23-run victory over Peshawar Zalmi to qualify for the playoffs of the HBL Pakistan Super League (PSL) X, joining defending champions Islamabad United. Chasing a daunting target of 238, Zalmi could only manage 214/5 in their allotted 20 overs, falling short despite a valiant effort. This win — the Kings’ fifth […]
It is that time of the year again. No, not mango season — though that might offer more sweetness than what is coming. It is pre-budget seminar season in Pakistan, our annual economic charade where universities, think tanks, chambers of commerce, and just about every office with a whiteboard and Wi-Fi hold solemn gatherings to discuss […]
India sought glory, and when the achievement of glory became the war-fighting aim, the only way you ended up fighting was a war of reputation. Ideally, a war of reputation is fought to influence perception and control of a given narrative. In a war of reputation, an actor would use all measures short of war […]
Throughout the ages, sages, empathetic individuals and characters who emerged in different times and advocated for positive change have often been idolised and held in high esteem for their selflessness, implied openness to scrutiny, and impact on people’s lives. The same holds, though with frequent letdowns, disillusionments and betrayals in our part of the world […]