By Shamsul Haq Relations between the world’s two largest economic and military powers, China and the United States, have in recent years been marked by rivalry, mistrust and periodic confrontation. Against this backdrop, Chinese President Xi Jinping’s state visit to the United States from September 23 to 25 carries considerable diplomatic significance. The central question,…
Riaz Hussain The rearrest of human rights lawyer Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and her husband, lawyer Hadi Ali Chattha, hours after Pakistan’s Supreme Court suspended their 17-year sentences has triggered strong reactions from lawyers, rights activists, politicians and social media users. The couple was sentenced to a combined 17 years in prison in a controversial case…
By Riaz Hussain PESHAWAR: For Pakistan, a crisis thousands of kilometres away in the Middle East could eventually show up at petrol stations, on electricity bills and in the prices of everyday goods.Growing tensions around two of the world’s most important maritime chokepoints — the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait — are…
Riaz Hussain MARDAN: Police in Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province foiled a grenade attack on a police post in Mardan district, killing the suspected attacker and leaving three police officers with minor injuries, officials said. The attack took place at at the Sari Behlol police post, which falls within the jurisdiction of Takht Bhai police…
By Riaz Hussain PESHAWAR — A fresh increase in petrol and high-speed diesel (HSD) prices in Pakistan has once again sparked debate over the heavy taxes and levies imposed on petroleum products.The Pakistan government has increased the price of petrol by Rs3.05 per litre and HSD by Rs5.37 per litre, citing fluctuations in international oil…
پشاور: ریٹائرڈ سپرنٹنڈنگ انجینئر محکمہ آبپاشی خیبر پختونخوا اور سابق انچارج فلڈ وارننگ سیل انجینئر عبدالولی خان یوسفزئی نے پاکستان میں مون سون بارشوں کے دوران شہری سیلاب، سڑکوں کی تباہی اور نکاسی آب کے مسائل سے نمٹنے کے لیے جامع انجینئرنگ اور منصوبہ بندی پر مبنی حکمت عملی اختیار کرنے پر زور دیا ہے۔…
By Muhammad Younas and Islam Gul BARA, Khyber District, — Twice uprooted by conflict, tens of thousands of children from Pakistan’s Tirah Valley are now facing a growing health crisis in displacement, battling measles, malaria, skin infections and gastrointestinal illnesses as an overstretched health system struggles to cope. For families who fled their homes earlier…
By Riaz HussainPESHAWAR, — Frequent changes in fuel prices are adding to the financial pressures facing millions of ordinary Pakistanis, increasing transportation costs and putting further strain on household budgets already squeezed by higher food, education and healthcare expenses.For 46-year-old Nisar Khan, a taxi driver and father of six, the rising cost of petrol has…
ISLAMABAD – Afghanistan’s ambassador to Pakistan on Wednesday called for direct dialogue to resolve security disputes between the two neighbours, rejecting military action and the use of trade and transit as political pressure. Addressing the National Defence University in Islamabad, Sardar Ahmad Shakeeb acknowledged Pakistan’s concerns over militant threats allegedly emanating from Afghan territory, but…
Riyaz Hussain ISLAMABAD — Pakistan could suffer an estimated $4.5 billion loss in exports because of the prolonged closure of its border and trade routes with Afghanistan, according to a new report by the Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE). The report comes as trade between the two countries has faced serious disruptions since October…
