Reuters : Israel started pre-emptive strikes against Iran on Saturday, sharply escalating tensions in the Middle East and casting doubt on ongoing diplomatic efforts over Tehran’s nuclear programme. Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said the operation aimed to “remove threats to the State of Israel.” Meanwhile, The New York Times, citing a U.S. official, reported…
CBN247 : Armed clashes erupted Tuesday evening between Pakistani and Afghan forces along the border near Shah Kot in the Nazyan district of Nangarhar province, eastern Afghanistan. The exchange of fire later subsided, and there have been no confirmed reports of casualties. Pakistani authorities have not yet issued an official statement regarding the incident. Afghan…
By Riaz Hussain : The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has said that although the country’s economy is showing clear signs of stabilisation, the overall outlook remains exposed to domestic and external risks, underscoring the need for sustained policy discipline and deep structural reforms. In its latest bi-annual Monetary Policy Report (MPR), the central bank…
By H. Nawaz Afghan : Afghanistan’s interim government has imposed a complete ban on the import of Pakistani pharmaceutical products, marking a fresh low in Pak-Afghan relations and raising serious concerns over healthcare access for millions of Afghans, while inflicting heavy losses on Pakistan’s pharmaceutical industry. Under the decision, Afghan importers have been given a…
H. Nawaz Afghan | Islamabad, Pakistan : The suicide bombing at an Imam Bargah in Tarlai, a suburb of Pakistan’s federal capital, Islamabad, has once again exposed critical weaknesses in the country’s security strategy. The attack, which killed at least 31 worshippers and wounded more than a hundred others, raises troubling questions about how the…
Women carry the hidden cost of decades long uncertainty conflict and displacement inPakistan’s Tirah Valley By Muhammad Younas : TIRAH VALLEY, Pakistan — The wind in the high mountains of Tirah Valley carries morethan cold. It carries the memory of departure, sweeping through empty courtyards andfrozen paths where families once lived. Here, in the borderlands…
