Record-high inflation at 31.6%

According to data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS), prices in urban and rural areas have increased 28.82% and 35.56% year-on-year respectively....

Operation Swift Retort: A morning that redefined Indo-Pak conflict

The probability of conventional military hardware such as artillery and armor playing a crucial role in the future Indo-Pakistan conflict is very low, if not completely out of question, because of the nuclear overhang.

Imran Khan suspends ‘Jail Bharo Tehreek’ after SC ruling

The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Wednesday ordered the Election Commission of Pakistan to hold elections in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa within 90 days.

Putin announces suspension of last remaining nuclear treaty with US

Although the New START deal has only been suspended by Russia and neither party has made any withdrawal announcements, even a brief suspension period could increase the nuclear arsenals of the US and Russia.

Pakistan: A responsible nuclear state

Pakistan’s nuclear safety and security mechanism evidently meet the merit of the IAEA. It incorporates international standards to promote well-being not only in the region but across the globe.

NATO’s intervention in Libya and its consequences

In late 2011 after the NATO bombardment had ceased, Libya's UN human development ranking had already fallen 11 places to 64th. By 2019, Libya's position had plummeted to 110th.

Blinken issues warning to China

The top US diplomat said Washington would “not hesitate” to target Chinese companies or individuals who violate its Russia sanctions

Putin accuses West of using ‘extremists’ against Russia

The number of terrorist attacks has grown due to the US and Kiev’s willingness to use radicals to its advantage, the president said

Biden calls himself ‘white but not stupid’

The US leader made the odd remark at a Black History Month event

UN chief on ‘solidarity’ visit to Iraq

The UN chief's visit, his first to Iraq in six years, comes as the war-torn country prepares to mark the 20th anniversary of the toppling of longtime dictator Saddam Hussein in a US-led invasion.

Wave of poison attacks on schoolgirls alarms Iranians

The attacks come at a critical time for Iran's clerical rulers, who faced months of anti-government protests sparked by the death of a young Iranian woman in the custody of the morality police who enforce strict dress codes.

Iran has uranium particles enriched to nearly bomb grade: IAEA

"Discussions are still ongoing" to determine the origin of these particles, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said in a confidential report seen by AFP.