ISLAMABAD: Eight men wearing Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) uniforms allegedly robbed a citizen of Rs200,000 in the Tarnol area of Islamabad. According to police sources, the incident took place within the jurisdiction of Tarnol Police Station, where eight unidentified individuals, claiming to be FIA officials, stopped a local resident, allegedly assaulted him, and forced him…
Five years after the Doha Accord, Taliban’s unfulfilled promises now threaten regional stability, global security When the US and Taliban signed Doha Accord on 29 February 2020, the world was promised an end to the decades-long war. The accord had two central pillars: establishment of an inclusive Afghan government through intra-Afghan dialogue and a firm…
. The writer is an Islamabad-based TV journalist and policy commentator. Email him at write2fp@gmail.com By this time you must have encountered countless commentaries on the irrepressible victory of Zohran Mamdani in New York’s mayoral race, ranging from doting tributes to freaking out Islamophobic and socialismphobic diatribes. So, why write another piece on it? Because…
. India’s unilateral act of putting the Indus Water Treaty (IWT) in abeyance is unlawful and devoid of rationality. Pakistan has rightly aired its concerns at every forum, soliciting the world community’s endorsement to stand up against this policy of ‘water aggression’, as it is tantamount to weaponisation of shared natural resources. Pakistan’s permanent representative…
. The relentless rise of power sector circular debt to nearly Rs1.7 trillion in the first quarter of the current fiscal year is a glaring alarm that stopgap financial measures are failing to cure the sector’s diseased core. The Rs79 billion surge from July to September this year reflects the persistent drain that circular debt…
. The writer is the Head of Research at UCSI University, Malaysia. He can be reached at naveed.r.khan@gmail.com Ambitious and timely though it is, Pakistan’s National Artificial Intelligence Policy (2025) lacks comprehensible national data governance policy. We speak of machine learning before ensuring that the machines have anything reliable to learn from. The NAI policy…
. Protecting women is the state’s foremost responsibility —and Islamabad’s zero-conviction record shows it is failing that duty spectacularly. The latest figures from the capital city reveal a justice system that is neither functioning nor inspiring confidence. In just the first half of 2025, as many as 373 cases of violence against women were reported…
Millers cancel existing orders for flour and wheat by local dealers, tandoor owners, and grocery merchants Serious flour crisis has gripped Rawalpindi and Islamabad following the Punjab Food Department’s ban on wheat supply to flour mills in the twin cities. The Flour Mills Association, following the suspension of wheat supply, has announced it will stop…
Management says SAEP tried to halt operation of national flag carrier but prompt action foiled their bid The Pakistan International Airlines cancelled five flights after its engineers’ union disrupted operations, the national flag carrier said in a statement on Friday. The airline claimed that the Society of Aircraft Engineers of Pakistan, a derecognised body, tried…
KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange turned positive after three consecutive days of losses as the benchmark KSE-100 index rose nearly 500 points, driven by remittance data released by the State Bank of Pakistan. In October 2025, the remittances from expatriate Pakistani workers abroad showed inflows of $3.4 billion. In terms of growth, the remittances spiked…
