Some days start ordinary and then suddenly the kitchen light feels warmer. Yesterday, my neighbour washed my dishes along with his own. No announcement. No big gesture. No waiting to be thanked. He simply did it. He saw them there and he did it. I keep returning to that moment. Not because the sink is...
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October 13, 2026October 13, 2026World
New Delhi police detain top ‘cockroach’ leaders after flash protest at Jantar Mantar
India’s youth-led Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) said on Tuesday that key leaders had been detained after entering an iconic protest site in New Delhi blocked by police. Opposition parties and supporters of the movement have taken to the streets in recent days, defying a security clampdown to demand the resignation of the head of India’s election commission, accusing it of manipulating...
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October 13, 2026October 13, 2026Pakistan
At least 4 killed, over 40 injured as Peshawar-bound train derails in Punjab’s Multan district
LAHORE: At least four people were killed and more than 40 were injured when the Peshawar-bound Rehman Baba Express derailed near Sher Shah Railway Station in Multan district on Tuesday. Minister for Railways Hanif Abbasi confirmed the death of four passengers in the incident. The minister also appointed the federal government inspector of railways (FGIR)...
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October 13, 2026October 13, 2026Pakistan
Govt says people of KP ‘welcomed’ governor’s rule as it gave them ‘hope’
Information Minister Ataullah Tarar on Tuesday claimed that the people of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa had “welcomed” the federal government’s move to impose governor’s rule and emergency in the province, saying the measures had given them “hope”. The federal government on Sunday imposed an emergency in 12 districts of KP, and placed the province under governor’s rule, taking note...
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October 11, 2026October 11, 2026Columns
Unmasking the Fault Lines: A Critical Analysis of Samuel P. Huntington’s The Clash of Civilizations
Civilizations are not produced or born in a vacuum. The intellectual and cultural heritage of humanity is a continuous, interconnected stream rather than a collection of isolated reservoirs separated by impassable barriers. Long before the rise of modern geopolitical boundaries, ancient Near Eastern, Egyptian, and Mesopotamian traditions laid the groundwork for human knowledge, which was...
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October 10, 2026October 10, 2026Columns
Is History Progressive?
As I look out over the shifting political and philosophical horizons of our time, my mind often drifts to the great, unresolved debate that has haunted thinkers for millennia. We humans are creatures obsessed with origins and destinations. We look out at a world torn by political turbulence, algorithmic anxieties, and ecological fractures, and we...
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October 9, 2026October 9, 2026World
Pilot among 3 Saudi nationals killed in attacks on Riyadh airport, authorities say
Saudi Arabia’s civil aviation authority said on Friday that three Saudi nationals were killed and several people were injured in two attacks on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on Thursday. In a statement on X, the General Authority of Civil Aviation said the first attack targeted airport facilities, while the second struck an aircraft...
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October 9, 2026October 9, 2026Pakistan
PM Shehbaz condemns fresh Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia, reiterates commitment to kingdom’s security under Makkah pact
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday condemned recent Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia, reiterating Pakistan’s commitment to the Gulf state’s “sovereignty, territorial integrity and security” under the Makkah Defence Alliance. The defence pact, of which Turkiye is also a part, was signed on August 7 and aims to strengthen collective deterrence and empower its signatory states...
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October 9, 2026October 9, 2026Pakistan
Archaeologists discover ancient structure at Jandial in KP near Sirkap
A previously unstudied, ancient structure measuring nearly 100 metres long and 50 metres wide has been discovered at Jandial in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Khanpur-Taxila region. The discovery has opened “new avenues for understanding the history and urban landscape of Gandhara”, a press release said on Friday. The monument, identified as Jandial D, lies opposite the famous Ionic...
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October 9, 2026October 9, 2026Pakistan
DG ISPR says Pakistan acting as an ‘honest broker’ in US-Iran war
Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry has said Pakistan is acting as an “honest broker” while mediating between the United States and Iran, reiterating the commitment to a “negotiated and peaceful” outcome. The military’s spokesperson made the remarks in an interview with CNN correspondent Ivan Watson, who posted a small clip of...