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By Wadood Mehsud SOUTH WAZIRISTAN: All Political Alliance in Upper South Waziristan has announced a protest campaign against what it described as unnecessary harassment and difficulties faced by the public at various security check posts in the region. Maulana Saleh Shah, speaking at a press conference at the Mehsud Press Club, said ordinary citizens were being subjected to repeated checking and questioning in the name of entry registration, which he said had made daily life increasingly difficult for residents. Maulana said that despite completing entry procedures at Khargai, travellers were again being forced to register at other check posts, which…
By Israr Ahmad Orakzai HANGU: Commissioner Kohat Division Syed Muttasim Billah Shah held a jirga with representatives of different tribal communities in Tall, district Hangu, where he discussed development, law and order and ongoing government initiatives in detail. He urged the tribal elders to fully cooperate with law enforcement agencies to ensure lasting peace in their areas so that disruptive elements could not exploit the situation for their own aims. He also briefed the participants on ongoing development projects in the region and government efforts to improve educational institutions and healthcare facilities. The elders assured full cooperation with the district…
There is a particular kind of silence that falls over a region when one nuclear‑armed state suggests, even in passing, that another might be removed from the map. It is not the silence of calm. It is the silence of people holding their breath, children pausing in playgrounds, mothers glancing at rooftops, fathers checking the radio, all waiting to see whether the world will tip into something irreversible. That silence descended on South Asia this week after remarks attributed to General Upendra Dwivedi, India’s Army Chief, were interpreted in Islamabad as questioning whether Pakistan’s continued support for militancy could place…
By Muhammad Mohsin Iqbal The President of the United States, Donald Trump, has returned to the White House after concluding a two-day official visit to China, an engagement that drew the attention of capitals worldwide and revived memories of an earlier era in Sino-American diplomacy. Accompanied by a formidable delegation that included senior cabinet ministers and a striking array of America’s leading business tycoons from sectors spanning agriculture, aviation, technology, and energy, the President’s journey to Beijing unfolded against a backdrop of global unease. From the troubled waters of the Gulf to persistent frictions over trade and the delicate strategic…
By Atiq Raja In the heart of Southeast Asia lies Thailand, a nation that has successfully blended tradition with modernity, monarchy with democracy, and cultural heritage with global progress. Known worldwide for its breathtaking beaches, vibrant cities, rich cuisine, and warm hospitality, Thailand’s development journey stands as a notable example of national vision, resilience, and cohesion. One of Thailand’s defining strengths is its ability to maintain a working balance between its constitutional monarchy and democratic governance. The Thai monarchy has historically played an important cultural and unifying role in society, deeply respected by the public and widely regarded as a…
By Abdul Wahab Munshi When institutions betray merit, resistance becomes a duty. The Sindh Public Service Commission (SPSC), once considered a symbol of hope, merit, and opportunity for the youth of Sindh, has unfortunately become a question mark in the eyes of the people. An institution that should have protected talent and rewarded hard work now appears trapped in the politics of favoritism, loyalty, and vested interests. Merit is no longer the defining principle; connections are. Capability is ignored while influence is celebrated. As long as the same mindset, the same corrupt structure, and the same powerful hands continue to…
There are moments in international politics when a country’s projected confidence begins to look less like momentum and more like managed restraint. Over recent years, this tension has become increasingly visible in the way India has positioned itself under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, where the language of ascent has not fully disappeared but has begun to sit alongside a more cautious reading of external limits and internal pressures. For much of the previous decade, India’s global narrative was constructed around a sense of inevitability. It was a rising power, technologically dynamic, economically expanding, and increasingly willing to articulate its interests…
By Dr Aliya Kemal Ahsan We look at our children and see an illusion of structural immortality. In the hurried rhythm of a paediatric clinic, checking a child’s blood pressure is too often skipped, treated as a secondary metric and quietly discarded in favor of growth charts, vaccination schedules and developmental milestones. Medicine, like society itself, has long comforted itself with the outdated belief that cardiovascular disease belongs exclusively to middle age, to the exhausted executive, the ageing smoker or the retiree confronting decades of accumulated strain. Yet while attention drifts elsewhere, a quieter and more dangerous biological reality has…
By Anees Baloch In recent years, a common perception has emerged among students and the general public: that the study of philosophy often leads individuals toward atheism. This belief, while widespread, oversimplifies a far more complex relationship between philosophical inquiry and personal belief. This assumption tends to circulate in academic corridors and informal student discussions alike, often reinforced by selective readings of philosophical debates or by visible shifts in worldview among some learners. Yet it reflects less the discipline itself and more the way philosophical exposure is interpreted in social settings. Philosophy is frequently misunderstood as a destination rather than…