Umar Sharif receives US visa, thanks PM Khan for cooperation
Federal government and Sindh government are usually at odds with each other. However, Umar Sharif's frail condition united the two. While the Federal government coordinated with the US embassy for visas, the Sindh government released funds for the treatment.
South Asia’s extreme smog threatens Ozone layer!
On eve of World Ozone Day, Pakistani officials say they have set up monitors to detect usage of harmful chemicals to protect ozone layer
UN envoy meets Afghanistan’s interior Minister: Taliban spokesman
The meeting between Deborah Lyons, head of the U.N. mission in Afghanistan, and Sirajuddin Haqqani focused on humanitarian assistance, Suhail Shaheen, a Taliban spokesman, said in a statement.
Is China the reason behind US withdrawal from Afghanistan?
Umar Khalid Dar, a freelance writer, explains why the USA has withdrawn its forces despite zero military casualties in the last two years. He argues that the main reason for the USA withdrawal is because of changes in its strategic interest.
PM Imran Khan lands in Dushanbe for 20th SCO summit
This is the third visit of the Prime Minister to Central Asia, undermining Pakistan’s enhanced engagement with the region. The prime minister will hold bilateral meetings with other participating leaders on the sidelines.
N.Korea tests new railway-borne missile system to strike ‘threatening forces’
The North Korean launches came the same day that South Korea tested a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM), becoming the first country without nuclear weapons to develop such a system.
UN warns that unchecked AI threat to human life
AI and machine-learning algorithms now reach “into almost every corner of our physical and mental lives and even emotional states,” Bachelet said the tech has the potential to be “a force for good,” but could also have “negative, even catastrophic, effects.
Rupee bounces back as SBP’s warning to speculators works
Despite the rupee fall, and speculations that it will fall further, Deputy Governor State Bank of Pakistan Dr. Murtaza Saeed had warned the speculators that they will lose, and it seems to have worked. Pakistani currency has seen an uptick against the greenback.
Drawing the Soviet Union into a Vietnam quagmire: Part 2
Shane Quinn, explains US involvement in the covert operations in Afghanistan and why the CIA was surveying Afghanistan as a replacement for its essential TACKSMAN signals intelligence (SIGINT) collection facilities, which had been located in Iran.
Australia-U.S. nuclear submarine deal emerges against China
The partnership ends Australia’s 2016 deal with French shipbuilder Naval Group to build it a new submarine fleet worth $40 billion to replace its more than two-decades-old Collins submarines.
Afghanistan could have peace after 40 years, says PM Imran
Imran Khan said that the current government in Afghanistan clearly felt that without international air and help, they would not be able to stop this crisis. “We should incentivize them and push them in the right direction.”
The dress code debate in Pakistan’s educational institutions
Rana Kanwal talks about how Pakistan's education system is entirely focused on dress codes instead of improving the quality of education. Moreover, educational crimes are on the rise among teachers in Pakistan because our justice system is being neglectful as ever.
