Once a symbol of culture and community, Basant now feels like a kitsch spectacle for the elite. Amid deafening music and flashy displays, the festival became a staged social media moment rather than a shared celebration. But beneath this surface lies a grim but familiar reality. While the elite pose for reels, it is the […]
Leader of the Opposition in the Senate Allama Raja Nasir Abbas on Saturday proposed the formation of a national government to steer the country out of ongoing difficulties and build a broader national consensus. Speaking to a private TV channel, he said the opposition had held talks with the ruling authorities, adding that and Tehreek-e-Tahaffuz-e-Ain Pakistan chief […]
The government on Saturday increased the price of jet fuel for commercial passenger aircraft for the fifth time in 28 days, citing the oil crisis following the conflict between the United States, Israel and Iran, pushing rates to a record high. Just a day earlier, authorities had raised the price by Rs83 per litre, while […]
The Foreign Office (FO) on Saturday rejected remarks by the Indian foreign ministry spokesperson regarding Pakistan’s Shia community as “cynical and diversionary” that were intended to deflect from the neighbouring country’s own human rights record on minorities. The statement followed comments by India’s Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson, Andhir Jaiswal, during his weekly press briefing on Friday, […]
United States Vice President JD Vance on Saturday addressed the war with Iran during an interview with conservative podcaster Benny Johnson. Vance said that while the US had achieved the majority of its military objectives, Trump planned to continue the war “for a little while longer” to ensure Iran’s government was severely hampered. “The president’s going to keep at […]
Peshawar Zalmi started their Pakistan Super League (PSL) 11 campaign with a thrilling five-wicket win over RawalPindiz in a high-scoring contest at Gaddafi Stadium on Saturday. Chasing a daunting 215-run target, Peshawar Zalmi rode on collective batting efforts to reach 216/5 on the first ball of the final over in this Pakistan Super League 2025 […]
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Saturday urged regional countries not to allow “enemies to run the war” from their territories if they “want development and security”. “We have said many times that Iran doesn’t carry out preemptive attacks, but we will retaliate strongly if our infrastructure or economic centres are targeted,” Pezeshkian wrote on X. […]
Thomas Tuchel said he had “learned a lot” from England’s scrappy 1-1 draw against Uruguay at Wembley on Friday even though many of his star players were watching from the stands. Ben White poked home in the 81st minute to give the home side the lead but the Arsenal defender was adjudged to have fouled […]
The USS George HW Bush carrier strike group has departed Norfolk, Virginia, and is heading to the Middle East amid the ongoing US-Israeli war with Iran, a move that could raise the number of US carriers in the region to three, ABC News reported on Saturday, citing US officials. The USS Gerald R Ford and USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike […]
Billions of dollars in United States military equipment have been damaged or destroyed since the start of the US-Israeli war on Iran, mostly due to Iranian missile and drone attacks, according to a Wall Street Journal report published on Friday. Losses in the first three weeks of the conflict are estimated at $1.4 billion to […]