Political audit of Afghan policy – Pakistan
THE latest clashes between Pakistani and Afghan security forces are yet another sign of the deepening rift between the two neighbours. Just three years after the Taliban’s takeover of Kabul — a moment that was celebrated by Pakistan’s civil and military elites — relations between Islamabad and the Taliban have soured dramatically. Since the Taliban’s […]
Pakistanis happier than most others in South Asia – Newspaper
• Country ranks 109th in World Happiness Report 2025• US slumps to 24th, sees rise in ‘despair deaths’• Reports says decline in life satisfaction explains overall rise in anti-system votes• Trends towards increased loneliness most evident among young people ISLAMABAD: Are Pakistanis a happy people? Maybe not when compared to the rest of the world, […]
Color bomb explodes on bride during wedding shoot
An attempt to capture the perfect wedding photo ended in a terrifying accident for an Indian-origin couple, Vicky and Pia, who had travelled from Canada to India for their wedding celebrations. According to Indian media reports, the couple had planned a colorful photoshoot using a color bomb—a device that explodes to release vibrant powder, creating […]
Personal priorities – Newspaper – DAWN.COM
IT has been a pattern. Ever since it returned to power in 2022, the ruling PML-N has allocated tens of billions from public funds each year to the Sustainable Development Goals Achievement Programme, ostensibly to shore up its own and allied parties’ sagging political fortunes. SAP, as the programme is referred to, is the cover […]
Reversing NCDs – Newspaper – DAWN.COM
“I AM well, Alhamdollilah. Not one drop of oil, not one piece of meat, not one bite of white flour or white rice, not one egg, not a drop of dairy since … never going to look back. I exercise daily and do breathing exercises three to five times a week.” Abu Noaman wrote the […]
Tunisian president appoints Sara Zaafarani as new PM amid national crisis
Listen to article Tunisian President Kais Saied has dismissed Prime Minister Kamel Maddouri, less than a year after his appointment, as the North African nation grapples with a deepening economic crisis and mounting tensions over migration. Maddouri has been replaced by Sara Zaafarani, the country’s Minister of Equipment and Housing since 2021. A trained engineer, Zaafarani now […]
Deputy speaker wraps up NA sitting over truancy of ministers – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: In a rare move to protest the absence of ministers from the National Assembly, Deputy Speaker Ghulam Mustafa Shah adjourned house proceedings on Thursday without taking up any agenda items. Presiding over one of the briefest sittings of the lower house of parliament, the deputy speaker said it was unacceptable that ministers failed to […]
Giannis leads Bucks, despite Bronny James’ career-high
Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 28 points to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to a dominant 118-89 win over the short-handed Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday at Crypto.com Arena. The win completed a season sweep for Milwaukee, with the Bucks taking both meetings in the span of eight days. Gary Trent Jr. added 23 points off the bench, […]
Protesters take away bodies from Quetta hospital morgue – Pakistan
QUETTA: Relatives of missing persons, who had been demanding they be allowed to identify dead bodies brought to the Civil Hospital, managed to take away a number of corpses from the hospital morgue. While it was not clear whether they had positively identified the bodies as belonging to their missing loved ones, hospital officials told […]
Govt rules out fresh military offensive amid terror wave – Pakistan
• Tallal Chaudhry says existing counter-terror frameworks, including Azm-i-Istehkam and NAP, to be utilised• State minister for interior says around nine attacks occur daily; over 1,000 casualties in this year alone• Urges provinces to rise to the challenge; alleges PTI, Gandapur consider militants their ‘constituency’ ISLAMABAD: Days after a high-level security moot decided to root […]
