Subcontinent

07-Apr-2026

The urgent need for diplomacy…

By Ayesha Rafiq In the contemporary world, where global stability is strained by events, the recent admonishment by Pakistan's envoy Asim Iftikhar… Read more

01-Apr-2026

JeM chief's brother dies mysteriously…

Islamabad: Mohammad Tahir Anwar, brother of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) chief Masood Azhar, has died in Pakistan, with no clarity yet on the cause of his… Read more

01-Apr-2026

Bangladesh's foreign minister…

Dhaka: Bangladesh Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman is expected to visit India next week, according to multiple media reports. The visit will be the… Read more

01-Apr-2026

China, Pakistan's 5-point plan…

Islamabad: China and Pakistan have jointly proposed a five-point plan to calm the tensions in the wider Middle East, urging an immediate ceasefire… Read more

11-Mar-2026

Sri Lanka to hand over sailors’…

Colombo: A court in Sri Lanka has directed authorities to hand over the bodies of 84 sailors killed in last week’s attack on an Iranian naval vessel… Read more

11-Mar-2026

Pakistan slammed for airstrikes…

United Nations: India has strongly condemned Pakistan's airstrikes on Afghanistan as a "flagrant violation" of international law, saying it is… Read more

27-Feb-2026

February 21, 1952: The History…

February 21, 1952, remains a glorious yet painful day in the history of Bangladesh (then East Pakistan). When the Pakistani government declared Urdu… Read more

27-Feb-2026

Pakistan declares 'open war',…

Islamabad: Pakistan’s Defense Minister Khawaja Asif declared an “open war" with Afghanistan’s Taliban government on Friday, marking a dramatic escalation… Read more

26-Feb-2026

Shehbaz Sharif told me 35 million…

Washington: US President Donald Trump, in his State of the Union address, repeated his claim that he had stopped eight wars, including a “nuclear war”… Read more