Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Senator Muhammad Ishaq Dar Saturday met with Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi here and discussed matters of bilateral interest. Foreign Minister Araghchi is part of Iranian President Dr Masoud Pezeshkian’s delegation for his state visit to Pakistan. The two leaders reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening Pakistan-Iran ties, with a focus […]
Days ahead of its planned protest on August 5, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is facing a widespread crackdown, with party leaders going into hiding, workers reporting home raids and several bank accounts reportedly frozen. PTI leaders and workers allege that police across Punjab have intensified efforts to suppress the protest by launching a campaign of […]
In July 2025, Pakistan crossed a digital milestone with the approval of its first-ever National Artificial Intelligence Policy — a bold, ethical and transformative step toward our future. As Chair of the National AI Policy Committee, I had the distinct privilege of guiding this process not merely as a technical exercise, but as a national conversation. […]
In an era dominated by scientific advancement and technological innovation, it may seem counterintuitive to argue for the centrality of language, literature and linguistics in a public university. But as a senior faculty member in the sciences, I can say with full confidence that no research, idea or discovery truly reaches its full impact unless […]
Pakistan presented its first National Security Policy (NSP) in January 2022. The policy emphasised a shift to economic security and a citizen-centric approach. Former National Security Advisor Moeed Yousaf led the idea of recognising that economic security was crucial for overall national security. Seen in the context of Pakistan’s foreign policy towards Afghanistan, it is […]
Though humankind might claim inherent individual freedom, the need for collective order imposes significant constraints on it. That is, the sustainable fulfillment of primary survival needs — which underscores the necessity of orderly collective affairs — requires individuals, both individually and collectively, to relinquish part of their otherwise unrestrained autonomy to authorities sanctioned for justly organised regulation […]
There is a twinkle of hope for the opposition as it, at least, managed to gather under an umbrella and call out the government for its extra-constitutional actions. The assembling of the opposition conglomerate, nonetheless, was a telling tale of hide and seek, as the local administration in the federal capital went on a witch-hunt. […]
Israel’s top general has warned that there will be no respite in fighting in Gaza if negotiations fail to quickly secure the release of hostages held in the Palestinian territory. “I estimate that in the coming days we will know whether we can reach an agreement for the release of our hostages,” said army chief […]
Pakistan and China on Saturday reaffirmed their commitment to deepening bilateral relations and expanding cooperation across various sectors, amid growing regional and global challenges. The reaffirmation came during a meeting between Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal and Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong in Beijing, where both sides discussed matters of mutual interest, with a particular […]
Aleema Khan, sister of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan, has rejected claims that the former prime minister stopped his children from visiting Pakistan, clarifying that they were unable to travel after losing their National Identity Cards for Overseas Pakistanis (NICOPs). “Imran Khan did not stop his children from coming to Pakistan. This is a […]