NEW YORK, September 23, 2026 Global digital identity and digital public infrastructure expert Tariq Malik has been named among the DPI 50, a new global list recognizing 50 leaders shaping the development and responsible use of Digital Public Infrastructure around the world. The recognition was announced yesterday in New York on the sidelines of the...
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September 23, 2026September 23, 2026Pakistan
8 drones launched by Afghan Taliban shot down near Torkham border, Kohat: security sources
The armed forces on Wednesday shot down eight drones launched by the Afghan Taliban after they entered Pakistani airspace near the Torkham border and Kohat, according to security sources. The sources said the drones were intercepted by the air defence systems, which they described as “active and vigilant”. “The armed forces and the ‘Shaheens’ of the Pakistan...
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September 23, 2026September 23, 2026World
With reconstruction stalled, Gazans shelter in buildings at risk of collapse
In her Gaza City apartment, Heba Arafat walks uphill across a living room slanted at a steep angle after Israeli airstrikes caused the building’s foundations to collapse, leaving the entire structure tilted. Like thousands of people in Gaza, Arafat chose to risk living in an apartment building damaged during nearly three years of Israel’s military...
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September 23, 2026September 23, 2026Pakistan
Punjab govt seeks Rangers deployment in Rawalpindi, three other districts until Oct 5
The Punjab government has requested the federal government to deploy Rangers in Rawalpindi, Attock, Jhelum and Mianwali districts from Sept 22 to Oct 5 to assist the provincial police in maintaining law and order amid an expected protest on Sept 27. The request comes as the Kissan Ittehad and PTI have announced long marches and sit-ins in Islamabad in...
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September 23, 2026September 23, 2026Columns
Echoes of a Changing Climate: Pakistan’s Battle for Survival
In recent years, the moment the month of March takes its leave, it feels as though we step directly into the scorching furnace of May. The temper of the seasons once gentle, predictable, and balanced has turned irritable, much like an ailing elder who flares up in anger one moment and breaks into helpless tears...
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September 23, 2026September 23, 2026Columns
Beyond Borders: Pakistan-Saudi Arabia Relations Through Language and Culture
Every relationship between two nations carries a public face and a private one. The public face shows up in state visits, joint communiques, and trade figures. The private one shows up in a Pakistani nurse learning her first words of Arabic before a job interview, a student choosing between a scholarship in Riyadh and one...
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September 22, 2026September 22, 2026Pakistan
Pakistan, Saudi Arabia sign agreement to abolish visa requirements for diplomatic, official passport holders
Pakistan and Saudi Arabia signed an agreement on Tuesday to abolish visa requirements for holders of diplomatic, official and special passports. Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar signed the agreement with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, he said in a post...
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September 22, 2026September 22, 2026Pakistan
JI vows ‘not to abandon’ long march plans, but will wait for meeting with PM Shehbaz
Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) chief Hafiz Naeemur Rehman on Tuesday said that while the party would not back off from its protest against the petroleum levy, it would wait for a meeting with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif before proceeding with a long march to Islamabad. Rehman, along with other party leaders, announced the decision during a press...
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September 22, 2026September 22, 2026World
11 hurt as student opens fire outside Turkiye school
A teenager opened fire outside their high school in western Turkiye on Tuesday, wounding 11 people before being detained by police, a minister said. The incident happened around 8am (10am PKT) in Turgutlu in the province of Manisa, near the western resort city of Izmir, the regional governor’s office said. School shootings are rare in...
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September 21, 2026September 21, 2026World
Putin’s party set to retain power after Russia vote hit by cyberattacks, drones
Vladimir Putin’s ruling United Russia party won a large majority in the country’s parliamentary elections, marked by cyberattacks and a barrage of Ukrainian drone strikes, according to results published by state media early Monday. The election, held to elect members in all seats of the lower house State Duma, is the first since Moscow launched...