The Punjab Information Commission building. — APP/File Assessment covers over 250 Punjab govt websites. 80% of 250 public bodies unaware of PTRIA compliance. Only 52% of the legally mandated proactive disclosures. ISLAMABAD: The Free and Fair Election Network (Fafen) has urged reforms to address gaps in the implementation of the Punjab …
The lignite power plants of “Neurath New”, Niederaussem, and “Neurath Old” of German energy supplier and utility RWE are pictured in Neurath, northwest of Cologne, Germany. — Reuters/File The European Union’s (EU) introduction of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) is a significant development in global trade and climate policy. …
Pakistan’s Special Representative for Afghanistan Ambassador Sadiq Khan (left) meets Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi in this image released on March 22, 2025. — X@AmbassadorSadiq Ambassador Sadiq meets Afghan FM Amir Khan Muttaqi in Kabul. Issue of BLA’s attack on Jaffar Expressed raised during the talks. Kabul stresses dignified return of …
Minar-e-Pakistan, a public monument in Lahore, Punjab province was clad in orange lights to mark 16 of Activism Against Gender Based Violence. — Women Development Department Punjab “Raven-haired with a moustache almost as full as Kitchener’s and lean as a rapier, sounding like Ronald Colman, dressed like Anthony Eden, and …
US President Donald Trump pictured in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, US on February 25, 2025. — Reuters It is a measure of how divided the US has become that rarely in its history has one seen a president being the object of so much adulation …
A container is loaded on to the Cosco Wellington, the first container ship to depart after the inauguration of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor port in Gwadar, Pakistan, November 13, 2016. — Reuters In an increasingly dynamic global landscape, Asia stands at the forefront of change, driven by a shared commitment …
Details continue to emerge about the deaths of Gene Hackman, his wife Betsy Arakawa and their dog after they were found dead in their home in New Mexico on Feb. 26. Over a week after they were found, investigators said Arakawa, 65, likely died days before Hackman, 95, and they had different causes of …
Pakistani-American technology entrepreneur Zia Chishti speaks to journalists in London, March 17, 2025. — Reporter LONDON: Britain’s leading newspaper The Telegraph has issued an unprecedented series of apologies and paid damages to Pakistani-American technology entrepreneur Zia Chishti for publishing allegations that he had engaged in sexual misconduct. Chishti had sued …
People walk through a market featuring roadside vendors in Karachi. — AFP/File For years, the world has watched Pakistan’s economy teeter on the edge of crisis, as political turmoil and economic mismanagement pushed the country from one financial emergency to the next. Each time, there were moments of hope — …
Last year was my first Ramadan in Istanbul. The month began a few weeks after my arrival. One morning, as I was preparing sehri, I heard something loud — something familiar — something that sounded a lot like the dhol (drum) I had grown up hearing at sehri time. I …