افغانستان کی کابل یونیورسٹی میں علما، سیاسی اور مذہبی رہنماؤں کا ایک اہم اجلاس ہوا جس میں ایک ہزار سے زائد علما نے شرکت کی۔ اس اجلاس کے دوران ایک مشترکہ اعلامیہ جاری کیا گیا جس میں بیرون ملک جا کر عسکری سرگرمیوں کو مکمل طور پر ممنوع قرار دیا گیا۔ علماء نے کہا کہ […]
وزیراعظم شہباز شریف اور انڈونیشیا کے صدر پرابووو سوبیانتو نے دونوں ممالک کے درمیان اقتصادی و تجارتی تعلقات، دفاع، سلامتی، صحت، تعلیم، سائنس و ٹیکنالوجی، زراعت اور ماحولیاتی تعاون مزید مضبوط بنانے کے مشترکہ عزم کا اعادہ اور دو طرفہ تجارتی حجم بڑھانے کے لیے اتفاق کیا ہے، اس موقعے پر 7معاہدوں اور مفاہمتی یاد […]
The Federal Reserve cut interest rates on Wednesday in another divided vote, but signaled it will likely pause further reductions in borrowing costs as the US central bank looks for clearer signals about the direction of the job market and inflation that “remains somewhat elevated.” New projections issued after the Fed’s two-day meeting showed the median […]
Balochistan Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti has taken strict notice of an incident in Musa Khail district, where several men accused of theft were allegedly forced to walk over embers in an outdated and unlawful local ritual. Condemning the act as both ‘inhumane’ and incompatible with a modern society, CM Bugti directed the administration to take […]
The Lahore High Court has ordered that all heavy vehicles, including police vehicles, be thoroughly checked to ensure compliance with environmental standards. LHC Justice Shahid Karim issued the detailed order of recent proceedings on petitions seeking measures to curb smog across Punjab. He directed the environment department to submit a report on the ‘mechanical fitness’ […]
For many Pakistanis, the word “corruption” evokes frustration, long queues and a quiet sense that there is little they can do to navigate a system stacked against them. Yet the latest National Corruption Perception Survey (NCPS) 2025, conducted by Transparency International Pakistan, tells a story that is slightly different — not revolutionary, but quietly hopeful. It […]
My piece last week concerning my recent travels in Gilgit-Baltistan evoked public interest. Connectivity — air and land — as highlighted remains the foundational issue for tourists and people of the area. One local reader commented “…travelling, not for pleasure but [even] under absolutely unavoidable situations, is torturous to say the least. I left Gilgit in mid-1970s […]