Cosmology is a grand science; it takes our imagination into the vast depths of the Universe. The Universe is so big that we cannot, in principle, see the whole of it. The universe, observable to earth-dwellers, is only 46.5 billion lightyears in every direction from our Earth, where each lightyear is a length of 9.46 […]
President Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping’s tête-à-tête has pushed the envelope of cooperation, irrespective of the fact that they have issues to differ. The telephonic conversation, however, underscored the need for adhering to the principle of “mutual respect” in an endeavour to achieve the goals of peaceful coexistence and broader cooperation in an […]
Pakistan’s demographic profile is often described as a “youth bulge”, but without urgent and sustained job creation, it risks becoming a source of instability rather than an economic dividend. That warning, delivered bluntly by World Bank President Ajay Banga, should concentrate minds in Islamabad. Over the next decade, Pakistan must generate between 25 and 30 […]
Pakistan’s demographic profile is often described as a “youth bulge”, but without urgent and sustained job creation, it risks becoming a source of instability rather than an economic dividend. That warning, delivered bluntly by World Bank President Ajay Banga, should concentrate minds in Islamabad. Over the next decade, Pakistan must generate between 25 and 30 […]
On a cold, hazy morning, hundreds of kite-flying enthusiasts lined up at Mochi Gate in Lahore’s Walled City, waiting for their turn to buy kites ahead of this week’s Basant festival, which is returning after a year-long hiatus. Hundreds of others swarmed the adjoining streets as kite sales commenced at some 300 designated places and […]
Punjab, Pakistan’s most populous province, is facing growing challenges in responding to fire emergencies as limited resources, outdated equipment, and weak preparedness continue to expose serious gaps in public safety. Despite repeated fire tragedies, Punjab has not added major firefighting resources since 2019. Currently, the province has over 300 firefighting and rescue vehicles. In Lahore, […]
Türkiye and Saudi Arabia will enhance their defence industry cooperation, said Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on his return flight from Egypt, noting the praise for the homegrown Turkish stealth fighter jet KAAN, with prototypes of the pioneering aircraft set to take flight this summer. “We’ve received a lot of positive feedback on KAAN. There […]
The United Nations human rights chief said on Thursday that his agency was “in survival mode” due to funding shortfalls, as he launched a $400 million appeal to tackle global rights crises in 2026. Volker Turk warned countries that at a time when global human rights are under significant assault, his office was facing dire […]
Indian police said on Thursday an investigation had been launched into the suspected suicide of three young sisters over concerns that they were heavily “influenced” by games and films online that they were later denied access to. Local media reported the sisters, aged 12, 14 and 16, had jumped from their home on Wednesday in […]
The son of Norway’s crown princess denied in court on Thursday that he ever drugged the alleged victim of one of the rapes he is charged with, on his second day of testimony in a trial that has transfixed Norway. Marius Borg Hoiby, 29, who joined the royal family when his mother Mette-Marit married Crown […]