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Sunday, November 16, 2025

Saudi diplomacy needs flesh on its skeleton of sports and religion

According to Dr. James M Dorsey, an award-winning journalist, Saudi Arabia, like Qatar, is learning the perils of seeking soft power through sports or religion without confronting skeletons in its closet after winning the right to host this year's FIFA World Cup.

Pakistani-American doctor implants a pig’s heart in a US patient

Dr. Mansoor Mohiuddin hails from Karachi and is a graduate of the Dow University of Health Sciences. In his interview with a local media outlet, he said that his team researched about the genetic makeup of a pig's heart and learned to genetically modify it.

CM Sindh announces huge punishment for Shahrukh Jatoi’s facilitators

Videos emerged showing Jatoi making full use of television, airconditioner, and a refrigerator among other facilities, in a private hospital room. This is a clear violation of the rules and procedures of the Pakistan Penal Code.

Ukraine crisis fuses Central Asia and Afghan neighborhood

We need to understand what happened in Ukraine to make sense of what is going on in the area. The Russian strategic goal behind its large deployment on Ukraine's borders was to overthrow Kyiv's government and seize the country.

What can be learnt from Murree incident and how we can avoid such incidents?

One of the major flaws pinned in the “Murree crisis” is the mismanagement of the local authorities who, knowing the fact very well that the hill station does not have the capacity to handle such enormous traffic flow, still allowed vehicles to drive to the top.

Disturbing trajectory of Indo-French Defense Partnership

Under the agreement, France’s Dassault Aviation agreed to invest 50 percent of the 7.8 billion euro Rafale contract in India to manufacture aircraft components with Indian billionaire Anil Ambani’s Reliance Defense; Ambani is known to be a close ally of BJP and in particular PM Modi.

Family of Rana Shamim demands action against PTI members

The petitioners included the entire family of Rana Shamim's son Ahmad Hassan Rana, including his wife, son, and daughter. They sought disqualification of PTI ministers and leaders and requested for initiation of contempt of court proceedings against them.

Fairytale end as Taylor seals New Zealand win over Bangladesh

New Zealand's defeat in the opening match may have marred Ross Taylor's farewell test series but the retiring stalwart believes Bangladesh's shock victory at Mount Maunganui was a massive boost for the game and the format.

UN wants $5 billion aid for Afghanistan in 2022

The United Nations warned Tuesday that Afghanistan will need $5 billion in aid in 2022 to avoid a humanitarian disaster and give the country a future after 40 years of suffering.

Islamabad changes school timings to prevent traffic congestion

Following this request, the Deputy Commissioner Office has issued the notification and new timings would be applicable with effect from January 10, 2022 on 24 educational institutions located at PWD, DHA Phase-II, Rawat and G.T Road.

India urges France to put weapon sales ban on Pakistan

According to Indian media reports, the defense minister shared concerns over Pakistan's "support for terrorism, especially in Jammu and Kashmir." India also claimed that Pakistan will transfer European weapons technology to China since both the countries share friendly relations. 

Abdul Razak Dawood wants continued support for exports despite fiscal tightening

The country's all-important textile industry is at the centre of this export-led growth strategy, said Abdul Razak Dawood, advisor to Pakistan's prime minister, as the government targets ambitious growth of 4.8% in the 2021-2022 financial year.