K-P living in stone age, says Maryam

Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz on Monday lambasted the PTI-led Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government, accusing it of leaving the province “in the stone age” while Punjab moves ahead with technology-driven development initiatives. Addressing a laptop distribution ceremony at a university in Gujrat, Maryam contrasted what she described as Punjab’s forward-looking policies with stagnation in K-P, saying students […]

‘We were brothers, we still are’, says famed singer Alamgir on Pak-BD ties

Cultural and artistic exchanges between Pakistan and Bangladesh appear to be entering a new phase, as improving diplomatic and public relations between the two countries raise hopes for renewed collaboration in film and music. For decades, political tensions shaped the narrative between the two nations. However, recent developments suggest a gradual softening of ties, with […]

Iraqi-UAE consortium plans $700m data cable to rival Saudi-Syria link

An Iraqi-Emirati consortium plans a $700 million subsea-and-terrestrial data cable linking the United Arab Emirates to Turkey via Iraq, ‌one of the project’s backers said, just over a week after the announcement of a Saudi-backed fibre-optic project in Syria. Gulf ‌neighbours Saudi Arabia and the ⁠UAE ​are each trying to tap into demand for connectivity […]

Bangladesh’s Yunus announces resignation, end of interim govt

Bangladesh’s interim leader Muhammad Yunus stepped down on Monday in a farewell broadcast to the nation, before handing over the reins to an elected government. “Today, the interim government is stepping down,” the 85-year-old Nobel Peace Prize winner said. “But let the practice of democracy, freedom of speech and fundamental rights that has begun not […]