In five days, I turn forty. The number sits there like an uninvited guest who has already made itself comfortable on the sofa, feet up, asking for tea. I have spent the last few weeks collecting the scraps of thought that keep floating up half jokes, half grief, half defiance and stringing them into something...
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September 15, 2026September 15, 2026Columns
Dr. Mahrang Baloch: The Last Hope for Dialogue in Balochistan
The structural impasse in Balochistan represents the most complex and enduring domestic challenge confronting our state. Decades of administrative interventions, political engineering, and security-led strategies have failed to produce enduring stability, culminating in an environment characterized by deep alienation, eroding state infrastructure credibility, and a near-total collapse of conventional political mediation. To understand the gravity...
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September 14, 2026September 14, 2026World
New attacks test nerves amid widespread oil disruption
• Prices likely to spike as markets reopen today after weekend attack shuts Saudi pipeline • Diesel prices hit all-time high of $6.20 per gallon in US ADEN: New strikes on Saudi Arabia and on ships in the Gulf tested nerves in the Middle East on Sunday, after an attack on a Saudi oil pipeline and an...
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September 14, 2026September 14, 2026Pakistan
Afridi alters tour; security tightened in capital, Punjab
• KP CM to visit deceased PTI worker today • Gatherings of five or more banned across Punjab • 23,500 cops sought for Islamabad security ahead of Sept 27 sit-in • Sanaullah warns against violence, terror threat LAHORE/RAWALPINDI: While Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi has hinted at altering his planned Punjab tour following the...
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September 14, 2026September 14, 2026Pakistan
Security forces kill 3 terrorists, including commander, in Balochistan’s Mastung: state media
Security forces have killed three terrorists during an operation in Balochistan’s Mastung, state media reported on Monday, citing security sources. The troops targeted a vehicle of Fitna-al-Hindustan — a term the state has designated for Balochistan-based groups to highlight India’s alleged role in terrorism and destabilisation across Pakistan — using a quadcopter during the operation, APP and Radio Pakistan reported. The precision strike...
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September 14, 2026September 14, 2026World
Trump Mobilizes Republican Voters at Dallas Midterm Convention
Dallas ( Shazia Nayyar) In the US, President Donald Trump has become active in mobilizing Republican voters for the midterm elections. The first two-day midterm convention was held in Dallas, where a large number of Republican voters participated. On this occasion, Dr. Sajid Tarar, founder of Muslims of America and a close associate of President...
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September 11, 2026September 11, 2026Columns
Guarding the Supreme Law: Constitutional Democracy Versus Parliamentary Supremacy
The tension between constitutional democracy and parliamentary sovereignty is not merely an abstract academic debate; it is the vital fault line upon which the survival of liberty depends. When we look at how societies organize their collective lives, we are forced to confront a profound question: Should the elected representatives of the people hold absolute,...
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September 11, 2026September 11, 2026World
China, Iran among countries that have used AI to aid spying, Anthropic says
Anthropic said on Thursday it shut down multiple cases of state-sponsored surveillance operations that used its artificial intelligence (AI) models, and warned that governments and state-aligned actors are increasingly using AI to spy on ethnic minorities and dissidents. The incidents were found and disrupted between January and July, and they originated in China, Iran and...
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September 11, 2026September 11, 2026World
Trump sets his sights on Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain
• Warns against activity at fortified nuclear site; IAEA reports new construction near damaged Natanz facility • Tehran says its navy targeted unmanned US surface vessel in Hormuz • Ship traffic in strait plunges as Iran widens restricted maritime zone WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday the United States may hit Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain, urging...
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September 11, 2026September 11, 2026Pakistan
Fourth polio case of 2026 reported in KP’s Bannu district
ISLAMABAD: The National Emergency Operations Centre for Polio Eradication (NEOC) on Friday confirmed a fourth polio case in Pakistan during the ongoing year, with the latest case reported from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bannu district. The government-led Polio Eradication Initiative urged all parents and caregivers to ensure that their children are vaccinated during the upcoming door-to-door campaign from Sept...