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Turkey – Sweden Rapture

Ishtiaq Ahmed Bradford: Sweden and Finland abandon their long-standing policy of military non-alignment to apply to become the members of North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), founded in 1949. The NATO is pledged to the…

Police Arrest 138 for Smuggling Timber

News Desk Peshawar: The Malakand divisional police have detained at least 138 suspects on charges of smuggling timber and jailed 16 under section 3 of Maintenance of Public Order (MPO) during the last three months. Under the…

Pakistan versus Democracy

Mohammed Ajeeb London: Yesterday when I was browsing through my archive I came across a quite lengthy article which was written by me about 10 years ago and published in the International Daily News London in two instalments. It…

Cheers &Tears of 2022

Ishtiaq Ahmed The year 2022 has been a most tumultuous year of cheers and tears: Tears: February 2022 saw the invasion of Ukraine by Putin’s Russia on 24th February, triggering worldwide economic and political uncertainties. Tears:…

Proxy war: A robust challenge

Mukhtar Kareem Quetta: Having fought out number of wars in 20th century and before, world may have realized that wars are not that effective in achieving the objective. The costs involved often surpass the benefits. Military conflicts…

1 in 10 Worldwide Faces Undernourishment

News Desk Islamabad: World Food Day is being observed today (October 16) across the globe including Pakistan to highlight the millions of people who cannot afford a healthy diet and the need for regular access to nutritious food.…

Pakistan’s Next Government

Shazia Mehboob Islamabad: The recent political upheaval in Pakistan has opened a new chapter, but whoever takes charge of the country’s leadership will inherit a landscape filled with complex and interconnected challenges. The next prime…