Qatar’s glitzy World Cup is ready and expensive

FIFA has lauded Qatar's preparations and the eight stadiums designed to highlight Arabic tradition and culture.

In Iraq, divorce rates soar even as stigma persists for women

More than 73,000 divorces were pronounced in 2021 by the courts in the country of 42 million people, largely the same as the number in 2018.

Sarah Inam murder: Shahnawaz Amir’s mother arrested

Earlier, the court had accepted the pre-arrest bail plea of Sameena Shah against a surety bond of Rs50,000 and directed her to join the probe. Later, a district and sessions court in Islamabad extended the interim pre-arrest bail of Sameena in the murder case. 

‘Foreign Funded Fitna’ conspiring to weaken state institutions: Marriyum

Marriyum alleged that Imran Khan launched a malicious campaign against the state institutions to achieve his ulterior motives and even did not spare the martyrs of the Pakistan Army.

Jemima Goldsmith sings Pakistan’s national sing in Urdu

Jemima added that she is more concerned about her Urdu than her singing. She sang a famous national song.

French cement company pleads guilty to supporting Islamic State in Syria

French cement company Lafarge pleaded guilty in a U.S. court Tuesday to making payments to Islamic State and another terror group in order to keep a plant operating in Syria.

Report finds US military is weak & will struggle to win a war

Interestingly, a Pentagon spokesman declined to comment on the report’s specifics, saying he had not seen it, but called the US military “the strongest fighting force the world has ever known.”

ECP delays local bodies elections in Karachi

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday announced to postpone the local government elections in Karachi for the third time.

Pakistan Army assures safety of nuclear assets

While expressing satisfaction over the operational preparedness of the formations, the COAS reiterated Pakistan Army’s resolve to defend the motherland against all threats.

TTP calling Pakistan a “butcher state” goes viral in India

TTP claimed that Pakistan is a state of butchers, where no one cares for human lives. Pertinent to mention that TTP is an outlawed group in Pakistan responsible for some of the most horrific terror attacks in the country, for instance, the APS massacre of 2014 where TTP killed 149 people, of which 132 were children. 

Analyzing Competitive Energy Tariffs in Pakistan

Pakistan's youth, which accounts for 65% of the overall population, signifies a very large window to capitalize on in terms of opportunities to develop the economy and evolve society.

India to not tour Pakistan for Asia Cup 2023: BCCI

India and Pakistan played each other in the Asia Cup 2022 in Dubai this year. The teams are again set to play each other in the T20 World Cup later this week.