UN at a crossroads: Time for a woman — or Muslim — secretary-general
Member States have encouraged nominating a woman while also underscoring the importance of regional diversity.
Pakistan
Pakistani government to roll out WeChat-like app for officials
Launch will take place in phases, starting with federal ministries, attached departments.
Pakistan seeks oil deal with Russia as energy ministries hold talks
Pakistan has stepped up engagement with Russia in recent years as Moscow sought new energy markets after Western sanctions over Ukraine, and Islamabad looked to lower import…
Pakistan Idol is back and betting on the grassroots — but will that be enough to fix our music industry woes?
Small-town singers, forgotten songs and a gentler judging panel define the franchise’s unlikely comeback.
Reimagining South Asia
The writer says that the combination of climate change and conflict politics is fast turning the region into one of the world’s most dangerous flashpoints.
India charges Pakistan-based militant groups, six men over Kashmir tourist attack
Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and its offshoot The Resistance Front (TRF) were charged for their alleged role in "planning, facilitating, and executing the Pahalgam…
Explainer: Super flu in Pakistan ‘warrants caution but no need to panic’, say health experts
Surge in flu cases driven primarily by influenza A(H3N2) and an emerging subclade known as subclade K, according to WHO.
Pakistan calls on other nations to press Afghanistan on removing terrorist groups
Pakistan’s bilateral relations with Afghanistan have come under strain in recent times as the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan remains the main point of contention between the…
Toxic air: Dawn
Already Lahore and Karachi top global lists of cities with the worst air. If left unaddressed, the time may not be far off when citizens literally struggle to breathe.
Attack on school in Pakistan’s Mir Ali leaves future of over 600 students at risk
Authorities said the remaining sections of the building have been cordoned off, while an emergency plan for alternate learning arrangements is under consideration.