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Maleeha calls for integrating soft power into diplomacy

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan must integrate soft power into its foreign policy and diplom...

No remorse

THE Minister for Law, Justice and Human Rights, Azam Nazeer Tarar, sang a strang...

Nation’s progress hinges on provinces’ role: Nawaz

LAHORE: PML-N Pre­sident Nawaz Sharif on Thursday emphasised that Pakistan’s dev...

Elahi gets exemption from court appearance

LAHORE: An accountability court on Thursday allowed a permanent exemption to for...

Parliament’s first year

WHILE reviewing the performance of the current National Assembly (NA) — the 16th...

‘I, expert’

OVER the past 27 years of my academic life, post PhD, I have been asked by many ...

NA passed more laws in fewer sittings

ISLAMABAD: The current National Assem­bly passed more laws in its first year tha...

Leaked audio reveals Greek complacency in 2023 shipwreck

GREEK authorities were complicit in their efforts to rescue a migrant boat that ...

Opposition sees fair polls as panacea for all ills

ISLAMABAD: A two-day opposition conference ended on Thursday with a declaration ...

Israel frees 643 Palestinians after Hamas delivers

• Netanyahu dispatches negotiators to Cairo • FM says delegation will look into ...

Poet’s detention during Zia regime echoes in SC militar...

• Justice Hilali asks which of Ahmad Faraz’s poems landed him in jail • Accused ...

Austerity takes a back seat as cabinet swells

• 12 federal ministers, nine state ministers, three advisers, four SAPMs among n...

What happens if the US pulls out from IMF, World Bank?

LONDON: Alarm is rising over Washington’s potential withdrawal from global insti...

AJK police chief orders SHO’s arrest for alleged harass...

Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Inspector General of Police (IGP) Rana Abdul Jabbar...

Pakistan’s vanishing wolves spark urgent calls for cons...

Pakistan has witnessed a dramatic decline in its wolf populations over the past ...

Pakistan, UAE sign 5 accords of cooperation on Abu Dhab...

The government and the United Arab Emirates on Thursday signed five accords to b...

Mustafa Amir murder case: Special team formed to probe ...

The Karachi police chief has formed a special investigation team to probe the “c...

Biker killed after collision with trailer in Karachi’s ...

A young bike-rider was killed while his cousin was injured when a trailer hit th...

Donald Trump vows March 4 tariffs for Mexico, Canada; C...

US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that his proposed 25 per cent tariffs...

PTA raids telecom franchise during crackdown on illegal...

The Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) and the Federal Investigation Ag...

Russia and US hold talks, Putin says contacts inspire hope

Russian and US teams held six hours of talks in Turkiye on Thursday to try to re...

Bangladeshi students who led revolution launch new party

Bangladeshi students who played a key role in overthrowing the government last y...

Influencer Andrew Tate has left Romania for US: airport...

Influencer Andrew Tate, facing charges of human trafficking and rape in Romania,...

Sanaullah says will take up cricket’s state of affairs ...

Adviser to the Prime Minister on Political and Public Affairs Rana Sanaullah sai...

Rain washes out Pakistan-Bangladesh match, hosts end Ch...

Pakistan’s last Champions Trophy group match with Bangladesh on Thursday was aba...

Sindh CM announces procurement of 1,000 pink electric m...

Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Thursday announced the procurement o...

Ultimatum to US federal workers raises tensions between...

US President Donald Trump’s top aides are struggling to contain disputes at the ...

Mansehra police bust honey-trap gang for extortion

Mansehra police arrested a three-member gang, including a woman, for filming a c...

Opposition alliance holds 2nd day of Islamabad grand mo...

The opposition alliance Tehreek-i-Tahaffuz-i-Ayeen-i-Pakistan (TTAP) on Thursday...

Pakistan slides six spots in 2024 democracy ranking: re...

Pakistan’s democracy ranking went down six spots in 2024 while being ranked amon...

Four outlaws killed in encounter with police in Punjab

Four outlaws were killed during an encounter with the police in Punjab’s Hazro, ...

CPI inflation to maintain stable trajectory in Feb, say...

The finance ministry, in its monthly economic outlook report on Thursday, said t...

3 sisters crushed to death by speeding SUV in Gilgit, 1...

Three girls were crushed to death while one was left critically injured by a spe...

‘Operation Swift Retort’: Armed forces reaffirm pledge ...

Pakistan’s armed forces reaffirmed their pledge to defend the country and contri...

Transgender US service members to be removed from milit...

Transgender service members will be separated from the US military unless they r...

Nvidia’s growth forecast signals booming demand for AI

Nvidia’s strong growth forecast for the first quarter on Wednesday signalled tha...

Bodies of 6 Pakistani victims in Libya boat capsize rep...

The remains of six Pakistani nationals out of 16 who lost their lives in a boat ...

US cuts overseas development programme budgets by more ...

The United States has dramatically cut the budgets of overseas development and a...

Buoyant Afghans plot Australia downfall after dumping o...

Afghanistan skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi on Thursday targeted another big scalp ...

Govt denies external pressure over IPP deals

ISLAMABAD: While denying any external pressure during negotiations with the Inde...