At least 73 Palestinians were killed by Israeli forces in Gaza in the past 24 hours, medics said, while two more — including a six-year-old child — died from starvation caused by Israel’s blockade in the enclave. Those killed on Tuesday included 19 aid seekers, as the European Union and 26 countries, including Canada, France…
Listentoarticle Tayiba Ashraf has claimed three gold medals at the 2025 International Taekwondo Championship in Malaysia, marking an incredible achievement for Pakistan on its Independence Day. “I’m overwhelmed with joy and pride! I’ve won 3 gold medals in the International Taekwondo Championship 2025 held in Malaysia, and this achievement is a gift to Pakistan on…
Moody’s said on Wednesday it had raised Pakistan’s credit rating by one notch to ‘Caa1’ from ‘Caa2’ due to an improving external financial position and it assigned the country a “stable” outlook. The announcement came within hours of Finance Minister Muhammed Aurangzeb saying there was more room for the central bank to cut the country’s…
KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX), after kicking off the new trading session on an upbeat note on Wednesday, gave up early gains over profit-booking pressure. By the close of trading, the benchmark KSE-100 index recorded a loss of 476 points, or 0.32%, at 146,529. In the morning, stocks showed impressive movement, which took the…
At least 20 migrants died after a boat overturned in the Mediterranean on Wednesday, with many more still missing, the UN’s refugee agency (UNHCR) said. “Deep anguish for the umpteenth shipwreck off the coast of Lampedusa, where UNHCR is now assisting the survivors. It looks to be 20 bodies found and as many missing,” wrote…
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif urged all political parties, stakeholders, and civil society members to unite under a new national charter, Misaq-e-Istehkam-e-Pakistan (Charter for Stability of Pakistan), as the nation celebrates78th Independence Day and military success against India in Marka-e-Haq. Addressing a ceremony in the federal capital on Wednesday, attended by President Asif Ali Zardari and…
Pakistan is 78 today. It is a moment of pride and celebration that a country carved out in the name of emancipation has come a long way, and is a power to be reckoned with. It has many feathers in its cap —the sole Muslim nuclear power; a resilient nation of 245 million, constituting an…
The humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza has reached an appalling new low. After months of siege, bombardment and displacement, what remains of the enclave is little more than a graveyard of rubble and grief. Entire neighbourhoods have been flattened, tens of thousands of innocent people have been killed and those who survive face an even slower…
While covering the Iran-Israel-US war in June this year, I had concluded that: a) the combined US-Israeli attack had badly damaged the Irani nuclear infrastructure and ambition, without obliterating it, as President Trump had claimed; b) Iran will never abandon its nuclear ambition and will sooner than later acquire nuclear arms; c) the Shia arc…
As Pakistan’s green and white flag soars proudly across the skies this Independence Day, there is more than just patriotic fervour sweeping through the streets of Pakistan – there is triumph. This 14 August is not a mere ritual of remembrance; it is a thunderous, soul-stirring celebration of Resilience, Revival and Victory. A nation forged…
