Opinion
Last week, as news of Israel's strikes on Qatar reverberated, I recalled a late-night chat with a retired Pakistani diplomat in Islamabad, who warned that economic desperation often drives nations into risky alliances. On September 17, 2025, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin
Sports
Paris St-Germain forward Ousmane Dembele has won his first Ballon d’Or after a stunning season in which he fired the French giants to a historic treble. The 28-year-old France international scored 35 goals and registered 14 assists in 53 appearances as PSG lifted the Champions League,
Business
The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) opened higher on Tuesday, with the benchmark KSE-100 Index gaining nearly 1,200 points in early trading. At 10:55 am, the index stood at 158,734.28, up by 1,179.62 points or 0.75%. Buying momentum was seen across multiple sectors,
Sports
Pakistan enter their next Asia Cup Super Four fixture against Sri Lanka under pressure after a heavy defeat to arch-rivals India dented their campaign. With their path to the final in danger, the Men in Green must deliver a strong performance today in Abu Dhabi to keep their hope
Business
The Pakistani rupee maintained its winning run on Monday, rising for the 32nd consecutive session versus the US dollar in the interbank market. It finished marginally higher at Rs. 281.45, up one paisa from the previous day. Read more: Kitchen Essentials See Fresh Hike Across Pakistan According to the
National
In collaboration with Pakistan Sweet Home, inDrive has developed a unique initiative in Islamabad to highlight children's creativity by putting their artwork on automobiles. The initiative's goal is to expose orphaned children's creative skills while asking the public to assist them through donations. Read
National
The Sindh government has declared Wednesday, September 24, a public holiday in 14 districts of the province owing to local government by-elections. An official announcement announced that government offices and institutions in these areas will stay closed so that voters can cast their votes. Read more: Punjab Announces Class
Health
Government hospital employees in Sindh have announced boycott of outpatient departments (OPDs) from tomorrow, as part of a province-wide protest to push for their demands. The protest call was finalized at a meeting of the Grand Health Alliance (GHA) at Civil Hospital Karachi, where representatives of doctors, nurses, paramedical
education
Class 11 students across Punjab are waiting for their annual results, with the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE) Lahore confirming the release on October 12. The Punjab Boards Committee of Chairmen has announced that all eight boards will declare the Intermediate Part-I results on the same day.
Business
Prices of essential kitchen staples, ghee and cooking oil, have surged once again, delivering a fresh blow to already strained household budgets across Pakistan. Producers have raised ghee prices by Rs12 per kilogram, pushing the wholesale rate to Rs535 per kg, while cooking oil is now selling at Rs572 per
education
Sindh has said it cannot issue joining letters to music teachers who cleared the recruitment test two years ago due to a court ruling that struck down the hiring process. Education Minister Syed Sardar Ali Shah said the recruitment, conducted by IBA Sukkur, was initially aimed at promoting creativity and
Business
MQM has approached the Sindh High Court against the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) for allowing K-Electric to recover theft-related losses from consumers. The petition, filed by MQM legislator Muhammad Aamir Siddiqui, challenges the July 18 order and SRO 1287 (I)/2025 of NEPRA, naming K-Electric