If there is one political party that transformed the character, language, and style of urban politics in Pakistan, it is the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM). More than just a political party, MQM emerged as a political phenomenon that gave millions of Urdu-speaking residents of Karachi and Hyderabad a sense of identity, representation, and political empowerment....
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July 24, 2026July 24, 2026Pakistan
Lt Gen Aamer Raza promoted to 4-star rank, appointed first Commander National Strategic Command
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has announced that Lieutenant General Aamer Raza, the chief of general staff of the Pakistan Army, has been promoted to the rank of a four-star general and appointed Commander National Strategic Command (CNSC), the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said on Friday. According to the PMO, the premier congratulated the newly promoted...
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July 24, 2026July 24, 2026World
Deadly wildfires in Europe force thousands to flee
LE PORGE: Wildfires sweeping through parts of Italy, France and Spain on Thursday forced thousands of people to flee blazes fanned by scorching temperatures and strong winds. Three firefighters have been killed as southern Europe endures another spell of severe heat, with temperatures topping 40C in some areas. The total area of land burnt this...
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July 24, 2026July 24, 2026World
Trump says US-Saudi nuclear deal subject to Riyadh joining Abraham Accords
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”...