Xi tells SCO leaders to shoulder greater role in safeguarding regional peace

The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation security forum now bears “greater responsibility” for safeguarding regional peace and stability, as well as promoting the development and prosperity of its member states, Chinese President Xi Jinping told about 20 world leaders he hosted on Sunday evening. The ongoing SCO Summit shoulders the important mission of building consensus among all […]

Namibia road crash kills 14, including correctional officers and civilians

Eleven members from the Namibia Correctional Service, a police officer and two civilians were killed Saturday in a road accident in the south-central region. President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah said the tragedy occurred in a head-on collision on the B1 highway near Mariental, 167 miles from the nation’s capital of Windhoek. Read More: Dilapidated roads compound accident […]

The math of survival: K-P’s stakes in the 11th NFC

After sixteen long years, President Asif Ali Zardari has recently notified the 11th National Finance Commission (NFC). This has triggered both hope and despair throughout Pakistan. According to the constitution, the NFC is responsible for determining how the federal government’s collected revenues will be divided between the federal government and the provinces. Therefore, the provinces’ […]

Lessons in fear: the unfinished fight against corporal punishment

Last month, a 12-year-old madrasah student in Swat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), died after what police and prosecutors allege was hours of torture by his teachers for missing class. Within days, eleven staff from the unregistered seminary were arrested; a Khwazakhela magistrate granted police custody. A parallel case emerged from Swabi where a cleric was detained […]

Trump’s 50% tariffs on India: Pakistan’s big break

During the Biden administration, India rose from the status of an ordinary bilateral trade partner to the position of a “strategic partner” and “most favored nation” in the eyes of Washington. Biden’s White House envisioned India as a counterweight to China’s growing influence in Asia and beyond, pumping extraordinary political, economic, and strategic support into […]