Saturday, December 6th, 2025
‘Free to respond with full force’: Ministers defend ISPR DG’s ‘guarded’ language
ISLAMABAD, DEC 6: Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Saturday defended the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) director general’s “guarded” language, saying the military’s spokesperson was free to “respond with full force” to criticism aimed at the armed forces. “ISPR DG [Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry] used extremely guarded language. They say he should not have said this or that — he absolutely should have,” Asif told reporters in Sialkot. “They are free to respond with full force.” The ISPR DG, in his hard-hitting presser a day earlier, lambasted the PTI founderRead More
Justice Zafar Ahmed Rajput sworn in as SHC CJ
KARACHI: Justice Zafar Ahmed Rajput on Saturday took oath as the new chief justice of the Sindh High Court (SHC) at the swearing-in ceremony held at the Governor’s House. Sindh Governor Kamran Tessori administered the oath to Justice Rajput, who was appointed by President Asif Ali Zardari following his nomination by the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP). The ceremony was attended by several senior officials, including Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah and Karachi Mayor Murtaza Wahab. SHC judges, including Justice Faisal Kamal Alam, Justice Arshad Hussain, and Justice AbdulRead More
When Europe Bowed to Beijing
Qamar Bashir President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to China from December 3 to December 5, 2025 is not merely a diplomatic formality; it is a geopolitical confession wrapped in ceremony. For decades, European leaders dealt with Beijing from a position of moral superiority, economic egoism, and political arrogance. They lectured China on values while depending on its factories, restrained engagement while depending on its imports, and pretended equality while dismissing China’s vision. Yet today, Macron stands in Beijing in what resembles a symbolic pilgrimage—an acknowledgment that the global center of gravityRead More