Captain Babar Azam struck a fluent 57-ball hundred as Peshawar Zalmi outclassed Islamabad United by 70 runs in the first qualifier of the 10th edition of the HBL Pakistan Super League at the National Stadium, Karachi, sealing a place in the final for a record fifth time. Put into bat after Islamabad United won the […]
There was a time when a PhD signified more than a credential. It reflected immersion in a field, intellectual discipline, and the ability to question assumptions/knowledge rather than merely reproduce them. Today, that ideal feels increasingly distant – particularly in the contexts of Pakistan, where the degree is often treated less as a journey of […]
Pakistan’s education crisis no longer hides behind dense policy documents or statistical abstractions; it is laid bare in a stark and persistent divide. While urban literacy rates have climbed past 70%, rural Pakistan continues to fall dangerously behind. This is more than a disparity; it is a structural failure that speaks of years of uneven […]
The last time Pakistan facilitated a meeting that changed the world, Henry Kissinger got the credit. That was 1971. Pakistan’s role remained unacknowledged while history recorded the achievement under someone else’s name. Half a century later, the world is watching. When Trump’s deadline for Iran approached in early April 2026, it was not Geneva, not […]
In the Karimabad valley of Chitral, Abdul Rahim’s monthly electricity bill came to 1,500 rupees. The power comes from a community hydropower project run by the Aga Khan Rural Support Programme (AKRSP) in Pakistan’s Hindu Kush mountains. Some 20 kilometers down the valley, families on the national grid pay between 6,000 and 7,000 rupees for […]
The man accused of opening fire at the venue of a Washington dinner attended by Donald Trump was charged on Monday with attempting to assassinate the US president and could face life in prison if convicted. Cole Tomas Allen, 31, wore a blue jail-issue V-neck shirt and pants at his first appearance in Washington federal court, […]
The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Tuesday scrapped fees and restored a licensing exemption for solar consumers with systems under 25 kilowatts (kW). According to a notification issued today, under the revised framework, no fee or licence will be required for solar consumers with systems below 25kW. However, users installing systems above this […]
Britain’s parliament will vote on Tuesday on a possible inquiry into Prime Minister Keir Starmer, looking at whether he misled the House of Commons over the appointment of former United States ambassador Peter Mandelson. Any such inquiry could have serious implications for Starmer’s future. He has so far resisted pressure to quit over his decision […]
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman chaired a consultative meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council in Jeddah on Tuesday, state media said, the first in-person meeting of Gulf leaders since their states became a front in the Iran war two months ago. A Gulf official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the meeting aimed to […]
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said on Monday that past statements espousing what it labelled extremist views from immigrants applying for green cards and naturalisation would “warrant closer scrutiny”, causing free speech advocates to raise concerns that it could stifle First Amendment rights. The DHS statement came in response to a weekend report […]