February 8, 2024 was a day of reckoning in our political milieu. Pakistan’s fragile and traumatised democratic mosaic witnessed a unique spirit of buoyancy as landslide votes were cast to a party that contested apolitically. The PTI of Imran Khan won with a thumping majority as its leadership remained incarcerated. Independent candidates canvassed and returned […]
Things gotta change. The horrific terror attack in Islamabad on Saturday has made one thing clear – whatever we are doing to combat terrorism is not working. Or not working as well as it should. Synchronised terrorism in Balochistan a few days earlier also raised similar red flags. We need to up the ante. But […]
The federal government-backed Household Integrated Economic Survey 2024-25 reflects the paradox facing Pakistan, as signs of national progress are overshadowed by entrenched provincial inequities. While the first-ever digital survey marks a milestone for data-driven governance, its findings will raise many questions, justified or not, because of the picture it paints of almost two Pakistans — one […]
With uncertainty still surrounding whether Pakistan will face India on February 15, the Men in Green have at least ensured their ICC T20 World Cup campaign is underway with a win. Yet, beyond the result, the performance against the Netherlands offered little reassurance that Pakistan are ready for the demands of a World Cup, where […]
The United States will make an initial payment towards the billions of dollars it owes to the United Nations in a matter of weeks, the US ambassador to the world body told Reuters on Friday, while stressing the need for the UN to continue reforms. Mike Waltz made the comments in a telephone interview two […]
At least 15 people were killed when a minibus overturned and crashed into a valley in northeastern Afghanistan on Saturday, police said. The bus “veered off course and fell into a valley” as it was travelling along a road in Badakhshan province towards its capital Faizabad, a provincial police spokesperson said, blaming the accident on […]
Two suspects in the attempted assassination of top Russian military intelligence official General Vladimir Alexeyev “will soon be interrogated”, the Russian newspaper Kommersant reported on Saturday, citing a source close to the investigation. After interrogation, the suspects will be charged, the newspaper reported, without confirming whether the suspects had been detained. Russia has not officially […]
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Saturday categorically rejected claims by Indian sports journalist Vikrant Gupta that the board had approached the International Cricket Council (ICC) over the situation around the match between the Indian and Pakistani cricket teams. Any clash between arch-rivals Pakistan and India is one of the most lucrative in cricket, worth […]
The Supreme Court on Saturday fixed 13 different petitions concerning Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi, for hearing on February 9. According to the supplementary cause list issued, a two-judge bench comprising Chief Justice of Pakistan Yahya Afridi and Justice Shahid Bilal Hassan will take up the petitions at 9am on […]
The International Cricket Council (ICC) is in talks with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to resolve the boycott of its T20 World Cup match against India on February 15. Any clash between arch-rivals Pakistan and India is one of the most lucrative in cricket, worth millions of dollars in broadcast, sponsorship and advertising revenue. But the […]