Movement restricted under Section 144 in some areas of South Waziristan, Tank on Monday – Pakistan
SOUTH WAZIRISTAN: The administrations of Lower South Waziristan, Upper South Waziristan and Tank have imposed Section 144 in several areas of the three districts for August 10 (Monday), citing security concerns and directing residents to avoid unnecessary movement during the specified hours. Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) is a legal provision […]
Anger mounts in US over vast network of car license plate cameras – World
In only a few years, the surveillance start-up Flock has installed more than 100,000 license plate reader cameras across the United States. But a grassroots movement upset over privacy concerns is fighting back — even going so far as systematically vandalising the equipment. The first time he decided to trash one of the cameras, a […]
Sindh govt decides judicial commission to probe Mir Raza Ali murder case – Pakistan
KARACHI: The Sindh government has decided to seek a judicial commission to probe the killing of 25-year-old businessman Mir Raza Ali, Home Minister Ziaul Hassan Lanjar said on Sunday. Ali’s body was found in Karachi’s Gulistan-i-Jauhar last month, a day after he went missing on July 28. While his family is convinced that he was […]
Lionel Messi bids farewell to father who guided his glittering career – Sport
Argentina football icon Lionel Messi bid farewell on Sunday to his father, the global star’s emotional anchor and agent since childhood, who passed away following a battle with cancer aged 68. The eight-time Ballon d’Or winner touched down on a private flight from Miami late on Saturday with his wife Antonela Roccuzzo and their children […]
Curfew imposed in Balochistan Surab’s district over law and order concerns – Pakistan
QUETTA: The district administration of Surab on Sunday imposed a curfew across the district till August 15, citing concerns over the law and order situation. According to an official notification, “The curfew will remain in force daily from 8pm to 9am during the specified period, starting from August 9 to 15, 2026.” The administration also […]
Wrong solution to the right problem – Newspaper
PAKISTAN’S governance crisis is fundamentally institutional rather than geographical. While the creation of new provinces may address certain concerns relating to regional identity, representation, and administrative reach, it cannot by itself remedy systemic deficiencies in governance. Without meaningful institutional reform, decentralisation, and fiscal planning, new provinces risk reproducing existing problems at a greater administrative and […]
Swap lines as diplomatic currency
ISLAMABAD: On July 31, 2026, the US Treasury sold euros from its reserves and bought Japanese yen in a coordinated intervention with Tokyo after the yen hit a 40-year low. It marked the first time since the 1998 Asian financial crisis that Washington actively stepped in to strengthen Japan’s currency and not weaken it. Yet […]
Pakistan’s internal governance crisis
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s recent diplomatic successes and improving macroeconomic stability have been overshadowed by an important national debate on internal system failure initiated by a senior cabinet member. The discussion has been wide-ranging, focusing primarily on Pakistan’s highly centralised system of governance. Many believe that decision-making remains concentrated in Islamabad and the provincial capitals, leaving citizens […]
Pakistan rejects Afghan Taliban claims of weapons smuggled into Afghanistan as ‘frivolous, baseless’ – Pakistan
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Sunday rubbished claims made by the Afghan Taliban about weapons allegedly smuggled from Pakistan into Afghanistan as “frivolous” and “baseless”. In a statement shared on X, the ministry said, “The Afghan Taliban regime’s claim that weapons are being smuggled from Pakistan into Afghanistan for so-called ‘subversive activities’ is […]
Fire extinguished at Aramco refinery in Saudi Arabia’s Jazan; Houthis claim attack – World
Yemen’s Houthi rebels said on Sunday they had struck an Aramco oil facility on Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea coast after the Gulf kingdom said it had extinguished a fire at the site. The group’s military spokesman Yahya Saree said the Houthis had “succeeded in targeting the Aramco refinery in Jazan with a drone”. He claimed […]