Respected Teacher, The volume of my expectations of you being my didact is proportionately enormous. Resuming from where I left off. My ninth expectation is that you don’t discriminate against students based on favouritism. Maybe in my class sits a child of any of your acquaintances or even your own; you will treat him like […]
In the article by me carried by this newspaper last week, I recounted a conversation I had with Field Marshal Ayub Khan a few months before he died of a heartache at his residence in foothills of Islamabad. He was the first military president in Pakistan’s history and was followed by three other. He lamented […]
Humanity is still recovering from Cold War 1.0, the rusted Iron Curtain and forever-perpetual wars of choice, yet a new Cold War has already set the stage. However, it has new rules of engagement, a new end goal, and a new emanation. The battleground is set with microchips, rare earths, AI accelerators and maritime chokepoints. […]
Climate change continued to disrupt educational activities across Punjab in 2025, with rising smog levels, harsher winters and extreme summer heat forcing repeated school closures and reducing effective teaching days. According to education officials, schools remained closed for an additional 20 to 25 days due to weather-related factors during the year. Smog remained the most […]
The assassination of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a joint US-Israeli strike has plunged the Islamic Republic into one of the most consequential political transitions since the 1979 revolution, triggering a swift constitutional process to select a new leader while the country grapples with regional escalation and internal uncertainty. Khamenei, who dominated Iran’s […]
In December last year, the Sindh Assembly referred the draft of an important bill, the Sindh Domestic Workers Welfare Bill 2025, to the relevant standing committee for further review. However, due to the committee not holding a meeting, the bill has still not been reintroduced in the Assembly. The delay in the approval of the […]
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday extended condolences to the people of Iran over the assassination of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, calling the attack a grave violation of international law. “It is an age-old convention that the heads of state and government should not be targeted,” said the prime minister, while expressing concern […]
A total of 51 Pakistani nationals, including five students, have been repatriated from Iran following the outbreak of the Iran-US and Israel conflict, which has plunged the region into turmoil. Pakistani authorities initiated the repatriation process for citizens stranded in Iran due to the deteriorating security situation. The first group of returnees safely crossed the […]
Security forces have killed 415 Afghan Taliban in a major military operation launched in response to “unprovoked cross-border attacks” from Afghanistan, Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said on Sunday. ‘Operation Ghazab-Lil-Haq’ was launched late on Thursday following renewed clashes along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. Operation is ongoing and will continue until all objectives are achieved, sources confirmed. The […]