Pakistan’s parliament has passed the eagerly awaited Islamabad Capital Territory Child Marriage Restraint Act, 2025 restricting marriage below 18 years of age, meanwhile, the Council of Islamic Ideology and conservative parties have challenged the bill publically and in the Federal Sharia Court. Similar developments are seen in neighbouring India, which endangers the enforcement of rights […]
In a cruel twist of irony, America’s Independence Day is being celebrated with the largest upward transfer of wealth in the country’s history. By signing the so-called “Big Beautiful Bill” into law on July 4, President Donald Trump has turned Robin Hood into a bogeyman – and made the rich the rightful folk heroes. With […]
The tattered bromance between Republican President Donald Trump and his main campaign financier Elon Musk took another fractious turn on Saturday when the space and automotive billionaire announced the formation of a new political party, saying Trump’s “big, beautiful” tax bill would bankrupt America. A day after asking his followers on his X platform whether […]
Behind the camera, Bushra Ansari may have played a bitter mother-in-law to Hania Aamir’s Sharjeena in Kabhi Main Kabhi Tum last year, but away from the world of fiction, this screen veteran has nothing but warm words of praise for Pakistan’s fresh-faced young star — particularly in light of Indian backlash following the release of […]
British rock legends Oasis kicked off a hotly anticipated worldwide reunion tour on Friday in Cardiff, delighting fans with a comeback performance few thought possible after their acrimonious split nearly 16 years ago. The Manchester rockers, who shot to fame in the mid-1990s Britpop era, reeled off a string of their biggest hits in front […]
BRICS leaders meeting in Rio de Janeiro from Sunday are expected to decry Donald Trump’s hardline trade policies, but are struggling to bridge divides over crises roiling the Middle East. Emerging nations representing about half the world’s population and 40 percent of global economic output are set to unite over what they see as unfair […]
Iranian missiles appear to have directly hit five Israeli military facilities during the recent 12-day war, according to radar data seen by The Telegraph. The strikes have not been made public by the Israeli authorities and cannot be reported from within the country because of strict military censorship laws. They will further complicate the battle […]
Pakistan is in no hurry to recognise the Afghan Taliban government, officials said on Saturday days after Russia became the first country to formally accept Taliban controlled Kabul as legitimate dispensation. Moscow’s decision, some observers feel, may be a prelude to other regional countries finally embracing the Taliban. However, officials in Pakistan said the decision […]