Trump lamented that he ‘won’t get a Nobel Peace Prize no matter what I do’. Nominations for the Nobel Peace Prize for 2026 will only begin in October this year.
Another five-year term for Gen Asim Munir after 2027 could open up a Pandora’s box, as it has for previous Pakistani generals during their second extended tenures.
Foreign Office spokesperson Shafqat Ali Khan says Pakistan reserves right to defend itself; urges the international community to respond to the situation.
This added power for COAS Asim Munir isn’t very good for the ruling PML-N coalition. A more confident army chief could easily abandon the government and enter negotiations with Imran Khan.
The traders’ strike saw widespread market closures in Lahore, Multan, and Faisalabad. Traders in Islamabad also participated, marking a rare show of unity among various business sectors.
Pakistan's representative to the UN in New York, Munir Akram, also urged interim Afghan government to sever ties with Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
A govt agency has now seized land in the middle of Islamabad’s oldest university. Pakistan’s future is bleak if no one cares about education and public property.
The sobering reality is that nuclear danger has not gone away. Regional deterrence relationships are being tested by border tensions and military modernisation of adversaries.
Institute of Chartered Accountants of India president Charanjot Singh Nanda, a stakeholder in govt's plans to promote home-grown consulting firms, speaks on what is holding back domestic firms.
Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.
Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.
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