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By Asghar Ali Mubarak ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif issued one of his most forceful warnings yet over tensions with Afghanistan, cautioning that continued hostilities and diplomatic breakdowns could lead to an “open war” between the two neighbors. His stark remarks, delivered in Sialkot, came amid rising anxiety over cross-border violence and the Taliban government’s alleged tolerance of militant activity targeting Pakistan. Speaking to reporters, Asif’s tone mixed frustration with foreboding. He confirmed that while the past several days had seen a temporary lull in border exchanges—after weeks of artillery fire and skirmishes—deep mistrust persisted. He accused the Taliban…

By Moin Ullah Shah KARACHI: Commissioner Karachi, Syed Hasan Naqvi, has ordered the closure of all illegal inter-city bus stands within the city to reduce traffic congestion and enforce designated heavy-traffic timings. The decision follows inspections of southern, eastern, and central districts, including Li Market, Al-Karam Square, and the Al-Asif Super Highway terminal. During a high-level meeting with Deputy Commissioners, DIG Traffic, and transport authorities, officials agreed on coordinated measures and the deployment of special monitoring teams to ensure compliance. Naqvi warned that buses operating from unauthorized locations would be impounded, and FIRs registered against operators. All in-city booking offices…

By Nadeem Israr Usmani AL KHOBAR, SAUDI ARABIA: The UTTC Falcons Cricket Club held a special ceremony at a local hotel in Al Khobar to distribute team kits to its players, marking the start of the 2025/2026 season under the Eastern Province Cricket Association (EPCA). The event was attended by Hammad Abdul Hadi Al-Mohammed, CEO of Al Hossoun Arabia Company Ltd., as the Chief Guest, and Farhat Mahmood, President of the EPCA, as the Guest of Honour. The team’s players and other distinguished members of the community were also present. Addressing the gathering, Hammad Abdul Hadi Al-Mohammed, along with Farhat…

The two leaders have reaffirmed their unwavering commitment to the decades-long fraternal alliance linking Islamabad and Cairo By ISPR ISLAMABAD: In a significant diplomatic engagement, Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir met with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Cairo on Monday, with the two figures pledging to fortify the deep-rooted and historic bonds between their nations. The high-level talks, conducted within the stately confines of the Ittihadeya Presidential Palace, were described as both warm and substantive, centering on the urgent need to bolster bilateral relations and address a spectrum of pressing regional security challenges. According to a formal statement…

By Musarrat Arif KARACHI: The University of Karachi held its 2026 Morning Program admission test on Saturday, October 25, 2025, across 22 examination centers. The test covered 20 programs, including Pharmacy, Applied Chemistry, Aviation Technology, Biotechnology, Business Administration, Computer Science, DPT, Education, Mass Communication, and B.Ed. Out of 7,769 submitted forms for 1,347 seats, 7,536 candidates appeared. Results will be released on the KU website and candidate portals by October 28. Vice Chancellor Professor Dr Khalid Mahmood Iraqi, along with senior officials, visited examination centers to oversee arrangements. University transport, help desks, security staff, and medical teams were deployed to…

By Atiq Raja The face of our planet has not always looked the way it does today. The continents that now seem immovable and distant were once parts of a single, massive supercontinent — a landmass that slowly broke apart and drifted across the surface of the Earth over millions of years. This fascinating process is known as continental drift, one of the most transformative ideas in the history of Earth science. The theory of continental drift was first proposed in 1912 by Alfred Wegener, a German meteorologist and geophysicist. At a time when most scientists believed that continents were…

By Erum Noor Muzaffar Natural gas has long played a major role in Pakistan’s energy mix but domestic production has been declining since 2008. Instead of transitioning toward sustainable energy resources, the country increasingly turned to imported Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) from 2015 onwards to cover the widening gap between demand and supply. This shift was heavily influenced by multilateral development banks, such as the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the World Bank (WB) by providing technical assistance and financing for infrastructure, including regasification terminals and the associated legal and regulatory frameworks. While the original intent was to address the…

By S.M. Inam Beneath the sun-baked earth of Balochistan, deep within the formidable mountains of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and under the vast deserts of Sindh, lies a silence that speaks of immense potential. It is the quiet of minerals formed over millennia, a subterranean world of copper, gold, and lithium that has, for decades, been more a subject of hopeful speculation than tangible national gain. Now, as detailed in a recent report by the American journal “Foreign Policy”, this hidden geography of wealth is being mapped with a new urgency, prompting a profound and pressing question: can Pakistan, a nation perennially…

There is a particular hum to a society in motion, a frequency felt not in the ears but in the rhythm of daily life. It is the pulse of a nation’s ambition, the quiet vibration of a collective will. For a group of journalists from Pakistan, arriving in China as guest students of Zhejiang Normal University for a twenty-day media-training program, this hum was the first and most persistent observation. It is a sound, begins before the dawn and lingers long after the sunset. While the soundtrack to a story of transformation so vast it defies easy comprehension. Our invitation…