Taliban must confront reality: peace demands action against terror networks festering on Afghan soil The second round of talks, being held in Istanbul today to iron out the differences between Pakistan and Afghanistan must see rationality take roots. The good offices of Qatar and Turkiye that have mediated in ensuring a ceasefire, which is still…
In a display of dominance that transcends sport, Pakistan’s undefeated mixed martial arts phenom Rizwan Ali extended his professional record to 11-0 with a first-round victory over India’s Rana Rudra Pratap Singh. The bout at the Absolute Championship Akhmat in Dubai was more than a personal triumph for Rizwan, as the Indian fighter appeared to…
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Donald Trump has finally decided to hit Russia with sanctions – the first package he has imposed since he came back to the White House in January. The sanctions target Rosneft and Lukoil, Russia’s two largest oil companies, as a retaliation for Vladimir Putin’s refusal to agree to a ceasefire in Ukraine. The announcement came…
Amid renewed border tensions, toxic narratives, both nations must prioritise cooperation over posturing The writer heads the independent Centre for Research and Security Studies, Islamabad The latest round of armed hostilities, accompanied by toxic narratives, demands that both Afghan and Pakistani leaders step back from the brink and reassess their conduct. Shared interests – such…
The true history of Kashmir has been controversial, with each side ready to claim victimhood when required, present itself as having more legitimacy, or portray itself as the victor. This narrative-building has overshadowed the fate of Kashmiris. As the saying, attributed to Rousseau, suggests, there are always four sides to a story: your side, their…
US President Donald Trump’s “badly misguided” tariff policy is impairing the efficiency of America’s economy despite its short-term resilience, and the damage will need to be repaired down the road, according to a former US Treasury secretary. “It’s a very unwise policy, and yet it seems to be the policy they’re committed to,” said Robert…
StandWithUs Michael Smuss in an updated handout photo Michael Smuss, a survivor of the Warsaw Ghetto in Poland who resisted the Nazis, has died aged 99 in Israel. He joined the ghetto uprising as a teenager in 1943, helping to make petrol bombs. Taken prisoner, he survived concentration camps and a death march before the…
Danielle KayeBusiness reporter Mike Callicrate Mike Callicrate, a cattle rancher who has built a direct-to-consumer operation, at his farm in St Francis, Kansas. Beef prices have gotten so high in the US that it has become a political problem. Even Donald Trump, who long ago declared inflation “dead”, is talking about it, as the issue…
