Accelerating the climate transition – DAWN.COM
AS the monsoon season approaches, Pakistan faces a familiar anxiety. The memory of the 2022 floods — and the 2025 flooding that again disrupted lives, livelihoods and public finances — remains raw. The government is right to be preparing early for this year’s monsoon. But preparedness, while essential, is not enough. Pakistan must now accelerate, […]
Hard choices – Newspaper – DAWN.COM
ONE year has passed since India decided to hold the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) in abeyance. Pakistan’s National Security Council issued a warning, shortly after the Indian Cabinet Committee on Security’s decision, that any attempt to divert water flows will be regarded as an “act of war”. A year later, there are no visible signs […]
A year into papacy, Leo finds his ‘clarion voice’
Washington Cardinal calls pope ‘clarion voice’ for world, Pope steps up schedule with visits to Spain, across Italy Pope Leo XIV meets with bishops, priests, deacons, consecrated persons, seminarians and pastoral workers at the Catholic Cathedral of the Holy Spirit, known as the St. Esprit Cathedral, during his first apostolic journey, in Istanbul, Turkey, November […]
An asymmetrical war – Newspaper
SPEAKING at the Woodrow Wilson International Centre in Washington, D.C., in early 2012, Henry Kissinger asserted that, since World War II, the US had entered wars without a clear exit strategy, and often sought a way out shortly after engagement. He highlighted the Afghan conflict as an example of a prolonged and unwinnable war. At […]
A year ago today: Pakistan delivers befitting response as India launches devious attacks in dead of night – Pakistan
Take a look at the daily Dawn published on May 7, 2025, as Pak-India tensions reached a boiling point during Marka-i-Haq. The week of May 6 – May 10 marks the first anniversary of the five-day military conflict between Pakistan and India. The conflict was sparked by the April 22 Pahalgam attack on tourists in […]
Oil extends slide as Trump indicates possible Iran peace deal
Brent crude futures fell $1.89, or 1.7%, to $107.98 a barrel, after dropping 4% in previous session A drone view shows the Malta-flagged tanker Agios Fanourios I, an oil tanker that sailed through the Strait of Hormuz, arriving in Iraq’s territorial waters off Basra, Iraq, April 17, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS Oil prices fell for a […]
Rolling Stones celebrate coming launch of 25th studio album
The band marks its 64th anniversary in Brooklyn, teasing 25th studio album ‘Foreign Tongues’ releasing this July The three surviving members of the Rolling Stones attended a red-carpet event in Brooklyn on Tuesday to celebrate the launch of the band’s 25th studio album, Foreign Tongues, a follow-up to their Grammy-winning 2023 release. The 14-track collection will […]