Bilawal in Washington for National Prayer Breakfast – Pakistan
WASHINGTON: PPP Chairman and former foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has arrived in the US capital to attend the National Prayer Breakfast, an annual gathering that brings together hundreds of influential figures from around the world. Mr Bhutto-Zardari is set to deliver his remarks on Thursday evening. His mother, the late prime minister Benazir Bhutto, was […]
Climate Justice Is Inevitable – DAWN.COM
ACCORDING to the Global Climate Risk Index, Pakistan ranks as the fifth most climate-vulnerable country in the world. It also faces significant disaster risk, ranking 23rd out of 194 countries as per the 2024 Inform Risk Index. Dubbed the ‘climate catastrophe of the decade’, the devastating 2022 floods in Pakistan affected 33 million people, including […]
US aid suspension to hit 60 health facilities in Pakistan – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Effects of the suspension of all US foreign aid programmes have started to appear in Pakistan as over 60 health facilities will be closed down, leaving 1.7 million people, including 1.2m Afghan refugees, cut off from life-saving reproductive health services. These health facilities in Pakistan were being administered by the United Nations Population Fund […]
South Korea to block access to Chinese AI DeepSeek over data concerns
Listen to article South Korea has announced plans to block access to the Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) service DeepSeek, citing data collection concerns, according to Yonhap News Agency on Thursday. A finance ministry official confirmed the decision, stating: “Due to multiple technical concerns raised about DeepSeek from home and abroad, we plan to block access for the […]
PTI ropes in ex-PM Abbasi to steer opposition alliance – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: After talks between the government and the opposition collapsed last week, the PTI made another push to establish a joint front against the federal government and roped in former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi to become part of its anti-government movement. The meeting with the former PML-N lawmaker from Murree came after PTI founder […]
No time left – Newspaper
PAKISTAN teeters on the edge of an environmental abyss. Ranked among the most climate-vulnerable nations, it endures extreme heat, apocalyptic floods, prolonged droughts, and choking air pollution. The annual smog that engulfs urban centres is not merely an inconvenience — it is a broader governance failure. Meanwhile, rural communities watch helplessly as their worlds disintegrate: […]
PM calls for meaningful talks on Kashmir issue – Pakistan
• Urges India to move beyond Aug 5, 2019, mindset• Addresses AJK Assembly as nation observes Solidarity Day• COAS reaffirms military’s commitment to Kashmir cause MUZAFFARABAD: As people across the country came together in various ways to express solidarity with the struggling people of India-held Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif urged […]
Court acquits PM Shehbaz Sharif, son Hamza in Ramzan Sugar Mills case
Listen to article Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and former Punjab chief minister Hamza Shehbaz have been acquitted in the Ramzan Sugar Mills corruption case. The case, which had been ongoing since 2017, stemmed from accusations that the Shehbaz family had facilitated the construction of a drainage system for Ramzan Sugar Mills in Chiniot, leading to a financial […]
PTI ropes in ex-PM Abbasi to steer Opp alliance – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: After talks between the government and the opposition collapsed last week, the PTI made another push to establish a joint front against the federal government and roped in former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi to become part of its anti-government movement. The meeting with the former PML-N lawmaker from Murree came after PTI founder […]
Zardari, Xi chart course for expansion of CPEC – Pakistan
• President invites Chinese counterpart to Pakistan, lauds Beijing’s development model• MoUs signed to boost science, clean energy, media cooperation• Two sides to enhance intelligence sharing, border security ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari met his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Wednesday, reaffirming the long-standing strategic partnership between the two nations and exploring new avenues of […]