United States President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that FIFA chief Gianni Infantino would support moving 2026 World Cup games from US cities for security reasons if necessary. In September, Trump raised the possibility of moving games amid his crackdown on Democratic-run cities, but at the time FIFA said that it was up to football’s...
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October 13, 2025October 13, 2025Columns
Pakistan’s Decisive Response to Afghan Border Aggression
Pakistan’s security forces took firm and decisive action on Sunday after Afghan forces opened unprovoked fire on multiple Pakistani border posts along the western frontier. According to official sources, the attacks were launched from across the border late Saturday night in areas including Kurram, Bajaur, and Chitral, targeting Pakistani check posts without any provocation. The...
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October 12, 2025October 12, 2025Pakistan
Rulers little concerned about ordinary citizens: Justice Mansoor Ali Shah
LAHORE: Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah, senior puisne judge of the Supreme Court, on Saturday deplored that successive governments in Pakistan had shown little interest in improving the lives of ordinary citizens, saying policymaking remained trapped in “elite capture”. “Everything that is done is elitist to satisfy or protect industry or perhaps pressure groups, but...
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October 12, 2025October 12, 2025World
Furore over absence of women journalists from Afghan FM Muttaqi’s presser in India
New Delhi: India’s opposition Congress party criticised the Narendra Modi government on Saturday over the absence of women journalists from a press conference addressed by visiting Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi, with Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra asking the prime minister to clarify his position on the matter. “Mr Modi, when you allow...
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October 11, 2025October 11, 2025World
Afghan policy
AS unconfirmed reports continue to circulate regarding the elimination of banned TTP chief Noor Wali Mehsud in Kabul, Pakistan’s civil and military leadership must formulate a policy that protects the country’s borders, stabilises internal security and prevents a major flare-up with Afghanistan. As per reports, explosions were heard in the Afghan capital on Thursday, though...
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October 10, 2025October 10, 2025society
Rising Child Rights Violations in Pakistan Demand Urgent Action
Child rights in Pakistan are under serious threat as cases of abuse, forced marriage, and child beggary continue to rise across the country. Despite existing laws, weak implementation and lack of awareness have left many children vulnerable to exploitation and violence. According to a recent report by Sahil, nearly two thousand cases of child abuse...
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Your Brain Is Slowly Rotting: It’s Time to Wake Up
Have you ever picked up your phone for “just five minutes,” only to realize an hour has vanished? That’s not just wasted time; it’s brain rot. A silent mental decay that weakens your focus, emotions, and creativity from within, and most people don’t even notice it happening. We are becoming digital zombies, endlessly scrolling through...
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October 9, 2025October 9, 2025Pakistan
NCHR’s “Hackathon for Justice” concludes with an exciting finale
Islamabad, 9 October 2025: The National Commission for Human Rights (NCHR), in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and financed by the European Union (EU) under the Huqooq-e-Pakistan II project, concluded the first-ever “Rewiring Rights: Hackathon for Justice” with an exciting finale on Thursday. The four-day programme, organized with support from Accelerate Prosperity...
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October 9, 2025October 9, 2025Columns
Punjab’s Groundwater Crisis
Beneath Punjab’s fertile fields and bustling cities, a silent crisis is deepening. The groundwater sustaining the province is disappearing at an alarming rate. From 2004 to 2024, water tables in 30 districts have fallen, with 27 seeing sharp declines. Lahore’s table dropped 48 feet-from 31 to 79 feet-Pakpattan’s by 44 feet, and Multan’s by 32...
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October 8, 2025October 8, 2025Columns
Prevention or Perpetual Treatment?
Prevention or Perpetual Treatment? Since 2010, more than 4,700 lives have been lost. An estimated seventy billion dollars gone. Mohsin LeghariSeptember 15, 2025 A superior doctor prevents sickness; a mediocre doctor attends to impending sickness; an inferior doctor treats sickness. –Chinese proverb. Now swap “doctor” with “state” and “sickness” with “flood.” Where does Pakistan fit...