Modi reports US-India trade progress after Trump meeting – World
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said there had been “significant progress” in long-running talks with Washington for a trade deal, according to a statement issued on Thursday after his meeting with United States President Donald Trump. The leaders met on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Evian in France on Wednesday, their first face-to-face […]
ADB approves $700m loan for Pakistan insurance reforms
A worker walks past inside the Asian Development Bank (ADB) headquarters in Manila. Photo: Reuters/ File The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Thursday approved a $700 million policy-based loan to support reforms aimed at strengthening insurance in Pakistan. The program seeks to expand insurance coverage and reduce protection gaps. It will also help stimulate private […]
After the war – Newspaper
NOW that the war is winding down, an important question needs to be asked. Will the rulers of Iran remember with gratitude the role Pakistan played in helping secure a dignified ending for them? Iran is set to emerge as a great power in this region now, having absorbed the might of what the Zionist […]
Policies without budget – Newspaper
EACH budget season brings the same complaint: climate finance is inadequate. As allocations fall short of commitments, the adaptation gap widens. The complaint is legitimate. The diagnosis is wrong. Most of Pakistan’s climate policies are neither formally approved nor notified. The Federal Appropriation Act can only fund programmes anchored in policies duly approved by the […]
PM Shehbaz signs ‘Islamabad MoU’ as mediator between US and Iran
Memorandum also carries signatures of US President Donald Trump, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif signs the ‘Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding’ (MoU) as a mediator. PHOTO: PMO Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday signed the ‘Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding’ as a mediator, formalising a major diplomatic breakthrough between the United States of America […]
Words that wound – Newspaper
LONG before a church is burned, a mosque vandalised or a mob assembled, the poison that enables such violence has been spreading quietly for months or years. Hate speech rarely begins with physical attacks. It starts with words that portray entire communities as threats, outsiders or people less deserving of rights and dignity. By the […]
FCC lays down safeguards to protect women’s inheritance rights – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: In a landmark ruling reaffirming the inviolable inheritance rights of women, the Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) on Wednesday developed comprehensive safeguards requiring courts dealing with the enforcement of women’s inheritance rights to exercise heightened vigilance and judicial scrutiny. Authored by FCC Chief Justice Aminuddin Khan, the bench ruled that courts, revenue authorities and other […]
Move afoot to change Al-Aqsa’s status – Newspaper
• Tel Aviv working alongside US and right-wing groups to declare compound ‘multi-faith centre’• Israeli settlers torch two mosques in occupied West Bank HARDLINE Israeli officials and radical right-wing politicians are working with the United States to alter the longstanding ‘Status Quo’ at the sacred Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, pushing a highly inflammatory campaign to usurp […]
Bilawal agrees to join budget debate after meeting with PM Shehbaz – Pakistan
• PPP leader likely to deliver speech today, to ‘share reservations’ on budget; lauds premier, Field Marshal Munir for Iran peace deal• PM Office says Shehbaz, Bilawal agreed on ‘sustained collaboration’ between Centre, provinces for completion of projects ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif managed to convince the head of his coalition partner, PPP Chairman Bilawal […]
Trump says Apple to partner with Intel on US chip design, production
Trump administration took a 10% stake in Intel, announced plans to invest roughly $10b to build US factories Intel and Apple logos are seen in this illustration taken September 24, 2025. PHOTO: REUTERS US President Donald Trump said in a Truth Social post on Thursday that Apple has agreed to work with Intel to design and manufacture […]