Washington (Shazia Nayyar) ; Pakistan’s Ambassador to the US, Rizwan Saeed Sheikh, has written an opinion piece for Newsweek. He was replying to an earlier article by India’s Ambassador, Vinay Kwatra, who said Pakistan had damaged the Indus Waters Treaty long before India put it on hold. Ambassador Sheikh said this is not true. He...
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The PIMS Tragedy: A Trial of the State’s Moral Obligation Within the House of Healing
There are calamities which refuse to remain mere calamities. They become, rather, revelatory moments in which the concealed anatomy of an entire system is suddenly exposed, as though an unseen hand had torn away the veil from its countenance. The conflagration that erupted within the Mother and Child Health Block of the Pakistan Institute of...
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Two days on, rescuers scour debris in Nepal as risk of fresh flooding grows
Rescue teams on Friday used heavy machinery to dig through mud and debris in Nepalese towns devastated by a flash flood two days ago, as hopes of finding survivors faded and officials worked to reduce the risk of further catastrophic flooding. The confirmed death toll in Nepal rose to 469 people early on Friday, with almost...
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Govt announces Rs5m compensation for families affected by Pims fire
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Tariq Fazal Chaudhry announced Rs5 million compensation for each family affected by the fire at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) that claimed the lives of 14 infants. Recalling Wednesday’s incident while speaking to the media at Pims, Chaudhry lamented that 14 infants had fallen victim to “someone’s criminal negligence”. He added that...
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Tragedy at PIMS: How 14 Newborn Lives Were Lost to Systemic Failure
Imagine stepping into a public sanctuary of healing, handing your fragile, hours-old newborn to trained specialists, only to receive a charred blanket and a summons for DNA matching. On August 26, 2026, this horrifying reality shattered the lives of fourteen families inside the Neonatal Emergency Ward of the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS). It...
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The Inner Reflection: Prophetic Compassion in an Era of Bitterness
When one contemplates the grand sweep of human history, an overwhelming stillness and suffocating despair often emerge. The earth has endured epochs wherein the intrinsic worth of human existence was utterly negated, the frail breath of the vulnerable hung upon the fleeting whims of the powerful, and infant daughters were silently interred beneath the soil...
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Victims of Violence: Who Is Responsible?
Pakistan is once again confronting a painful question: How many innocent women and girls must suffer before society stops treating violence against them as an isolated crime? In recent weeks, a series of deeply disturbing cases has shaken the country. The alleged sexual assault and subsequent death of 18-month-old Aizal in Karachi, the disappearance and...
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Qatar PM to visit Tehran to pursue US-Iran mediation efforts
Qatar’s prime minister will visit Tehran on Thursday in an effort to relaunch diplomacy after the United States and Iran traded recriminations over Washington’s promise to increase economic pressure on Tehran by targeting its trade partners for sanctions. Qatar, a Gulf neighbour of Iran and a US ally, has served as a back-channel negotiator for...
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Trial for accused mastermind of 9/11 attacks set for June 2028
A US Air Force judge on Wednesday ordered Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the accused mastermind of the 9/11 attacks, and three co-defendants to go on trial before a military tribunal in June 2028. The trial-scheduling order entered by Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Michael Schrama marked the latest milestone in a military prosecution beset by two decades of...
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After deadly blaze at Pims, hospitals in Punjab told to ensure fire safety
Hospitals and relevant authorities across Punjab have been directed to take fire safety measures, with provincial chief executive Maryam Nawaz instructing a fresh audit of arrangements at healthcare facilities. The directives have been issued after a deadly fire killed 14 infants at Islamabad’s Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) on Wednesday. The fire broke out on the...