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Modi boosts ties with Maldives, offers $565M support

Pakistan, July 26 -- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi concluded a two-day state visit to the Maldives on Saturday, aiming to restore strong ties with the strategically located island nation. During... Read More


Bent Rules

Pakistan, July 26 -- The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan thrives on a theatre of piety, but its moral posturing hides an underbelly of vice, greed and impunity. Its leaders sermonise about purity and sacri... Read More


The Smiling Statesman

Pakistan, July 26 -- In the turbulent political landscape of Pakistan, Asif Ali Zardari stands out as a leader who chose dialogue over division, reconciliation over revenge, and democracy over dictato... Read More


Unborn Child's Rights in Islam

Pakistan, July 26 -- Islam recognises the spiritual or divine rights of an unborn child, whose period starts before their parents' marriage and lasts up till their birth. Biological parents are specif... Read More


Drowning in the deluge

Pakistan, July 26 -- Relentless monsoon rains have wreaked havoc across Pakistan, claiming at least 234 lives since late June, including 113 children and 42 women, as per the National Disaster Managem... Read More


Children make up half of 266 monsoon deaths in Pakistan

Pakistan, July 26 -- Monsoon rains have caused at least 266 deaths across Pakistan since June 26. Officials report that nearly half of those killed were children. Most deaths happened in Punjab, where... Read More


Welcome Change

Pakistan, July 26 -- For much of the post?9/11 era, Pakistan was cast as a reluctant ally, constantly told to do more even as it endured the heaviest toll of the war on terror-devastated cities, lives... Read More


Gaza's Starvation

Pakistan, July 26 -- The ceasefire track is broken. Benjamin Netanyahu and Donald Trump have both declared that talks with Hamas are futile, claiming the latter "do(es) not want a deal." Their stateme... Read More


Govt approves Rs415B Balochistan road project

Pakistan, July 26 -- The federal government has approved the construction of three major sections of the Balochistan Expressway (N-25), costing Rs415 billion. The project covers 692 kilometers and aim... Read More


Boat capsizes near Gwadar: One dead, four missing

Pakistan, July 26 -- A fishing boat carrying six fishermen from Karachi capsized near the Gwadar coast on Friday, resulting in one confirmed death and four missing. The boat had set out from Karachi's... Read More