Monday, March 24th, 2025
Sadiq Khan’s prompt trip to Kabul, is Pakistan really sidelined on Afghan front?
Shamim Shahid Pakistan’s special envoy to Afghanistan, Mr. Muhammad Sadiq Khan, made a swift trip to Kabul in what appears to be an immediate response to the United States’ recent direct engagement with the Taliban. The US, bypassing Pakistan, has initiated direct diplomatic relations with the Taliban regime, which has been in power since August 15, 2021. This development follows a high-level National Security discussion in Pakistan’s parliament, with Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif playing a pivotal role. Prior to Sadiq Khan’s visit, a high-powered US delegation, facilitated by Qatar, visitedRead More
Countering Baloch Insurgency: Xinjiang Model?
Qamar Bashir Balochistan, Pakistan’s largest yet most underdeveloped province, has long been plagued by insurgency, socio-economic neglect, and political alienation. While the rest of the country pushes forward with development initiatives like the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), Balochistan remains trapped in a vicious cycle of poverty, unrest, and marginalization. Just across the border, China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, once a restive and impoverished land riddled with ethnic tensions and religious extremism, tells a dramatically different story. Over the past decade, Xinjiang has undergone a remarkable transformation—from a hotbed of separatismRead More
NIP IT specialist permanently inducted into PSB
By our correspondent ISLAMABAD: The practice of favoring certain individuals in the Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) continues, as IT specialist Athasham Ahmed from the National Internship Program (NIP) has been permanently inducted into PSB in Grade 17. The Ministry of Inter-Provincial Coordination (IPC) initially transferred Ihtesham Ahmed to PSB on deputation basis from NIP. However, influential figure within the IPC ministy played a key role in securing his permanent induction. The PSB has also issued an office order number 42-2/2024/PSB (Admin) confirming his induction as well. According to sources, followingRead More
Emirates boosts education access with stationery, books for SOS village
LAHORE, MAR 24 (DNA)- Education is one of the greatest engines for societal development, laying a strong foundation for economic empowerment. To support Pakistan’s initiatives of making education accessible to its children, Emirates, the world’s largest international airline, has donated essential supplies and limited-edition, handcrafted backpacks from its ‘Air crafted by Emirates’ collection to a non-profit organisation in Pakistan. Pakistan has made significant reforms in its education system, continuously improving its infrastructure and resources to provide equal opportunities to children across the country. To support their efforts in rolling outRead More
Chairman Senate stresses stronger Pak-US ties in meeting with US diplomat
ISLAMABAD, MAR 24 (DNA)- Chairman Senate Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani has said that Pakistan’s relations with the United States constitute an important element of its foreign policy and Pakistan has a longstanding and broad-based relationship with the U.S. The Chairman Senate expressed these views in a meeting with Natalie Bakar, Chargé d’Affaires in Islamabad on Monday. He said that our bilateral relationship is on the upward trajectory, and it is important to maintain the current positive momentum.Mr. Gilani observed that mutual trust, mutual respect, and mutual interests should be theRead More
APNS to observe two closed holidays on Eid
DNA KARACHI, MAR 24: Muhammad Athar Kazi, Secretary General of the All Pakistan Newspapers Society has announced that the member publications of the APNS will observe two closed holidays on account of EID-UL-FITR as per following: In case the Eid falls on Monday March 31, 2025 There will be no morning newspapers on Tuesday, April 01, 2025 and Wednesday, April 02, 2025, whereas the evening newspapers not appearing on Monday, March 31, 2025 and Tuesday, April 01, 2025 may bring out their edition on Wednesday, April 02, 2025, if they soRead More