US President Donald Trump on Thursday said a landmark deal with Saudi Arabia that would establish a civilian nuclear programme in the Gulf country is contingent on Riyadh joining the Abraham Accords and normalising ties with Israel. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said the deal only pertained to the civilian use of nuclear facilities...
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July 24, 2026July 24, 2026Pakistan
DPM Dar meets Kyrgyz president, China’s foreign minister on sidelines of SCO moot
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Friday called on Kyrgyz Republic President Sadyr Nurgozhoevich Zhaparov and China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of Foreign Ministers’ meeting. Regarding the meeting with Wang, the Foreign Office (FO) said, “The two leaders held a warm and...
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July 23, 2026July 23, 2026Columns
The Arc of Existence: Reconciling Cosmological Idealism, Pessimism, and Cosmic Process
To view the universe solely through the prism of absolute beauty or unyielding suffering is to isolate two fragments of a single, vast, and unfolding reality. Throughout the history of human thought, scholars, jurists, and philosophers have wrestled with a fundamental conundrum: what is the true moral and structural nature of the cosmos? When we...
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July 23, 2026July 23, 2026World
Spain, France struggle with wildfires as heat grips Europe’s south
CONDEMIOS: Firefighters battled huge blazes in Spain and France on Wednesday, with the risk of more wildfires very high across much of Spain even as a major one raging in its central Guadalajara province receded, allowing some residents to return home. In France, where two firefighters died on Tuesday as their truck was engulfed in...
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July 23, 2026July 23, 2026Pakistan
Pakistan hits back at India’s attempt to ‘distort facts’, says holding IWT in abeyance ‘simply illegal’
Pakistan on Thursday rejected India’s attempt to “distort facts” regarding the Indus Water Treaty (IWT) during a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) open debate, describing New Delhi’s actions following the attack in occupied Kashmir’s Pulwama as “simply illegal.” Speaking at the UNSC debate on natural resource governance, Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Asim Iftikhar...
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July 23, 2026July 23, 2026World
Modi vows punishment for exam fraud in first comments on Indian student protests
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi vowed on Thursday “stringent punishment” for those involved in exam fraud that has fuelled student anger, in his first direct comments tied to major protests challenging his government. The comments came after thousands of protesters, led by the social media-driven Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) movement, rallied in New Delhi on Wednesday, triggering fresh clashes...
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July 23, 2026July 23, 2026Pakistan
Iranian President Pezeshkian calls for strengthening Pak-Iran relations
ISLAMABAD: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Wednesday called for making full use of opportunities to strengthen Pakistan-Iran relations and stressed the need for promoting unity among Muslim countries. He made these remarks after receiving the credentials of Pakistan’s new ambassador to Iran, Imran Ahmed Siddiqui, at a ceremony. Pezeshkian described Pakistan as a “brotherly country”...
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July 22, 2026July 22, 2026Columns
Why Women Journalists Are Leaving Newsrooms in Balochistan
When Aqsa Durrani enrolled in journalism institute, she imagined herself sitting behind a television news desk, delivering headlines to millions. Like many young women in Balochistan, she believed journalism would allow her to tell stories that mattered and give a voice to communities often left unheard. But the profession she entered was far different from...
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July 22, 2026July 22, 2026World
Washington plans to announce nuclear agreement with Riyadh, US media reports
The United States plans to announce an agreement with Saudi Arabia on Wednesday that would give the country a civilian nuclear programme, according to media reports, amid renewed fighting between the Gulf oil giant and Houthi rebels in Yemen. Citing two unnamed US officials, the New York Times reported on Tuesday the Trump administration plans to formally sign and...
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July 22, 2026July 22, 2026Pakistan
Pakistan ready to extend cooperation with Iran in all fields, Naqvi tells Iranian counterpart
Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi said that Pakistan was ready to extend cooperation with Iran in all fields. He made the remarks as he met with Iranian Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni, who is currently in Pakistan on an official visit. A smartly turned-out contingent of the Federal Constabulary presented a guard of honour to the visiting...