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Friday, January 2, 2026

Miss England contestant in hijab first

AFP | A Miss England contestant is set to wear a hijab in the finals on Tuesday, in a first for the organisation. Sara Iftekhar,...

Water scarcity making country a wasteland

News Analysis | The Pakistan Economy Watch (PEW) on Sunday said the scarcity of water is transforming the country into a desert which requires the...

Nearly 100 elephants killed for ivory in Botswana

AFP | Ninety elephant carcasses have been discovered in Botswana with their tusks hacked off, a charity said Tuesday, in figures fiercely contested by the...

Black Venus the South Korean spy who met Kim Jong Il

AFP | Before meeting North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, Southern spy "Black Venus" was told to stay up late, shower, and dress neatly. He...

Still dying for nothing in Afghanistan – Jacob G. Hornberger

Jacob G. Hornberger | It wasn’t until history class in college that I heard of the Thirty Years War. My immediate reaction was: No way!...

1.4 billion risk disease from lack of exercise: WHO

AFP | More than 1.4 billion adults are putting themselves at heightened risk of deadly diseases by not getting enough exercise, doctors are warning, with...

Natalie Portman: US school shootings a ‘civil war’

AFP | Hollywood star Natalie Portman called school shootings America's "civil war" Tuesday, comparing the psychological torment they cause to the threat of terror attacks...

Pompeo set to land in ‘sovereign’ Pakistan today

News Analysis | US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will arrive Pakistan today (Wednesday) for the first high-level official meetings with leaders of the newly-elected...

When the American dream became a mortgage nightmare

AFP | A decade ago, as the financial crisis raged in the United States, Jesus Rodriguez told his kids a fib: he was selling the...

Why would Dr. Arif Alvi remain a symbolic president?

News Analysis | The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) veteran and founding member Dr. Arif Alvi has been elected as the 13th President of Pakistan. Former president...

Education: A luxury afforded by the rich

Faria Zeeshan | Can this society ever change for the better for those countless deprived souls who barely survive each day? Will it ever change...

Government to introduce pre-paid electric meters

News Desk | The government of Pakistan has decided to introduce pre-paid meters in order to reduce circular debt in the power sector, sources said...
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