Afghan economy buckles under hunger and debt
UNDP report warns of worsening poverty as millions of returnees strain fragile public services More than 345,000 Afghans have returned…
Xi courts Spain for investment
. Chinese President Xi Jinping attends a bilateral meeting with President of Congo Republic Denis Sassou Nguesso (not pictured) in…
Parliamentary leaders seek global peace
. ISLAMABAD: Parliamentary leaders from Azerbaijan, Malaysia and the Maldives have underscored the need for stronger inter-parliamentary cooperation to address…
42 migrants presumed dead off Libya coast
. Wooden vessel carrying dozens of migrants capsized off the coast of Libya on Tuesday. Photo: AFP (file) TRIPOLI: At…
Senator Abro’s resignation put on hold
. ISLAMABAD: Action on the resignation of PTI dissident Senator Saifullah Abro has been halted amid the ongoing debate over…
27th Constitutional Amendment challenged
. LAHORE: The 27th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2025 has been challenged before the Lahore High Court (LHC) for allegedly undermining…
Rs4.5b plan for semiconductor expertise
. Shaza also revealed that Chinese satellite internet firms, including Galaxy Space and Shanghai Space, have expressed interest in entering…
Pak seeks 10k PhD scholarships in China
ISLAMABAD: With 37% of Pakistan’s youth neither employed nor enrolled in education or training, the government has proposed to China…
K-P grand jirga calls for provincial finance commission, law enforcement reforms
Peace Jirga’s declaration will later be presented to federal government, security institutions, apex committee The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Grand Peace Jirga has…
Pakistan among eight countries accounted for two-thirds of global TB cases
WHO says tuberculosis killed 1.23m last year while 8.3m people were newly diagnosed Tuberculosis remains the world’s leading infectious killer,…