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By Asghar Ali Mubarak There is a particular kind of silence that falls over Washington in the final days of a deadline. It is not the silence of resolution but of suspense, of lawyers sharpening their arguments and generals studying their maps while diplomats drain their coffee cups in distant capitals. The first of May is almost here, and with it comes a moment of truth for President Donald Trump, for the American constitution, and for a region that has known too many wars and too few genuine peace talks. The War Powers Act of 1973, that post-Vietnam attempt to…

By Amir Muhammad Khan The recent peace talks in Islamabad have once again drawn the world’s attention to Pakistan’s diplomatic and peacemaking efforts in the region. Pakistan has once again presented itself as a country that can become a mediator and bridge of communication in complex global conflicts. But the question is whether these efforts are really moving towards a lasting peace or will they be limited to temporary diplomatic activities. The idea of getting its way under the shadow of America’s stubbornness and threats has made the talks frivolous. Be it any talks, on any issue, they are based…

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By Wadood Mehsud UPPER SOUTH WAZIRISTAN: Questions were raised over the transparency of recent recruitment by COMNet, a non-governmental organisation working on polio vaccination with the support of UNICEF, as several candidates alleged favouritism and nepotism in the hiring process. According to details, COMNet had recently filled multiple vacancies, particularly for the positions of Community Influencer Block Officer and Community Influencer Mobiliser. However, many applicants expressed strong reservations about the fairness of the selection process. Sources claimed that more than 35 candidates were rejected on the grounds of “intelligence verification”, while allegedly preferred individuals were selected in violation of merit.…

Israr Ahmad Orakzai HANGU: The Kohat division commissioner, Syed Motasim Billah Shah, visited the Afghan Facilitation Centre established at Kohat Sports Complex on Tuesday, accompanied by deputy commissioner Muhammad Nawaz Wazir, district administration officials and other relevant authorities, where he reviewed in detail the facilities and arrangements provided for Afghan citizens. During the visit, the commissioner inspected registration counters, security arrangements, guidance centres, medical facilities and other basic services. He was also given a detailed briefing on the ongoing administrative operations at the centre, measures taken for public facilitation and the overall management situation. Motasim Billah Shah directed the relevant…

By Wadood Mehsud UPPER SOUTH WAZIRISTAN: A dedicated teacher, Zahoruddin Mehsud, was awarded a certificate of appreciation by the district education officer in South Waziristan Upper in recognition of his contribution to education under difficult circumstances. According to District Education Officer Malik Khan, Zahoruddin Mehsud, who was serving as a primary school teacher at Government Primary School Karama, had demonstrated exceptional commitment and professionalism despite challenging conditions. His determination, teaching ability and sense of duty reflected a deep dedication to the profession of education. The district education officer said that through consistent hard work and a positive attitude, Zahoruddin had…

Mujeeb Rahman Qambrani MEHAR: Six-year-old Ujala Parveen Solangi, a resident of Ayaz Colony Mehar, remained missing even after 15 days, leaving her family in deep distress and uncertainty. The child’s father, mother, uncle and other relatives staged a protest inside their home while holding the Holy Quran, expressing lack of confidence in Dadu police and demanding the immediate recovery of the girl. Speaking to journalists at the National Press Club Mehar, the girl’s father Shamsuddin Solangi, mother, uncle Sardar Solangi, and relatives Rehmatullah Solangi and Ghulam Haider Tunio said the child had gone missing while returning home from school. They…

There is a peculiar arrogance in the way the modern world demands its crises be resolved. It wants a villain, a hero, and a neat, thirty-second summary suitable for a scrolling news ticker. It does not have much time for the slow, grinding machinery of statecraft, nor does it possess the appetite to recognize shrewdness when it arrives dressed in the robes of the supposed enemy. And yet, watching the theatre of the Middle East unfold over these past months, one is forced to concede an uncomfortable truth. The leadership in Tehran, for all the economic strangulation and military brinkmanship…

By Dr Zafar Iqbal There is a peculiar fiction that settles over any newly elected parliament, the comfortable illusion that a majority of seats confers a monopoly on legitimacy. In Bangladesh, where February’s general election passed with a comparative calm that surprised many external observers, that fiction is now being tested to its breaking point. The Bangladesh Nationalist Party has formed a government, and Jamaat-e-Islami along with its Citizens Party alliance has taken seventy-seven seats as the principal opposition. On paper, this looks like democracy restored to its procedural regularity. But paper, as the citizens of Dhaka and Chittagong know…

By Dr Aliya Kemal Ahsan In the pre-dawn quiet of a Karachi hospital, a father from the parched plains of Tharparkar sits waiting. His daughter’s small hand rests in his, and in his eyes there is fear, yes, but also something else: a faint, unfamiliar pulse of hope. His child needs complex heart surgery. In much of the world, that sentence means ruin. It means selling land, begging from relatives, a lifetime of debt. Here, at the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, it means nothing of the sort. The procedure will cost him nothing. It is hard to write that…