Star Wars announces first woman and person of colour director for new film

From Pakistan to Hollywood, look at Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy's historic directorial role in the Star Wars universe.

British nationals detained by Taliban

British nationals were detained by the Taliban for unknown reasons, prompting diplomatic efforts and concerns for their safety.

Eid-ul-Fitr to be celebrated in Pakistan on this date

The announcement of the Ramzan moon this year came quite late at night. This year Ramzan has been marred by soaring food inflation. People were forced to stop buying fruits and vegetables for Iftar due to skyrocketing prices.

Aleem Dar receives Guard of Honor in his last match as ICC Umpire

The match ended in a seven-wicket win for Bangladesh. At the end of the game, players from both teams stood on both sides to give him the Guard of Honor.

Islamic world should be united against Israel’s attacks in Palestine: Turkish President

In phone call, Recep Tayyip Erdogan urges Iranian counterpart Raisi to jointly continue efforts in international platforms to preserve status of holy places

The fallacy of a US withdrawal from the Middle East

Geography is one immutable fact. There is no coherent Indo-Pacific strategy that does not include the region’s Western approach: the Arabian Sea with Oman, Yemen, Somalia, India, and Pakistan as littoral states.

Is Pakistan moving towards a dollarized economy

Since the abandonment of the gold standard and the Brettonwood Agreement developing nations have been desperately looking for ways to stabilize their domestic currency and ensure economic stability and prosperity.

More classified US documents shared in new leak – NYT

The Pentagon and Justice Department said they are investigating the alleged unauthorized disclosures

Trump seeking ‘military options’ for Mexican cartels

The ex-leader has vowed to deploy US special forces to “inflict maximum damage” on drug cartels if he is reelected

Hundreds of thousands without power in Canada after ice storm

About 400,000 homes in Quebec were in the dark, down from 1.1 million at the height of the outages.

US says ‘stands with’ Israel after ‘unconscionable’ attacks

"The targeting of innocent civilians of any nationality is unconscionable. The United States stands with the government and people of Israel," State Department spokesman Vedant Patel said in a statement.

Taiwan to work with US to counter China authoritarianism

Beijing announced three-days of military exercises around Taiwan on Saturday, calling them a "stern warning" to the self-ruled island's government after Tsai met with US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in Los Angeles earlier this week.