Tuesday, January 6th, 2026
ISPR chief blames ‘political-terror nexus’ for spike in terrorism in KP
RAWALPINDI, JAN 6: Reviewing the security situation across the country, particularly over the previous year, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director-General Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry has said that Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) is the worst-affected province by terrorism due to a “political-criminal-terror nexus”. Addressing a press conference to brief the media on the current security situation and other key matters on Tuesday, Lt Gen Chaudhry said that nearly 71% of terrorist incidents occurred in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. “The primary reason for this is a politically conducive environment and the flourishing political-criminal-terror-nexus whichRead More
HEC launches MAKTAB to digitize universities core functions for transparent service delivery
ISLAMABAD, JAN 6 /DNA/ – The Higher Education Commission (HEC), Pakistan has launched an integrated automation suite, MAKTAB, to transform universities by uplifting their core academic, administrative and financial functions. MAKTAB is an integrated suite comprising SAP–Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Student Lifecycle Management System (SLcM), and Blackboard’s Learning Management System (LMS), deployed across 25 public sector universities under the World Bank–funded Higher Education Development in Pakistan (HEDP) project. The HEC has undertaken this flagship digital transformation programme to modernise and standardise academic and administrative operations of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs).Read More
Thailand–Pakistan relations enter new era of partnership: Rongvudhi Virabutr
H.E. The Ambassador of Thailand to Pakistan Rongvudhi Virabutr gave an exclusive interview to Daily Islamabad POST, Centreline and Diplomatic News Agency. Here is the detailed interview of the ambassador. Ansar Mahmood Bhatti ——————————— Q1: Your Excellency, how would you describe your overall diplomatic experience in Pakistan so far? Having just reached my one-year anniversary here on December 1, 2025, I can say without reservation that Pakistan is truly a “Land of Friendliness and Opportunity.” Despite the distance, that initial feeling of being far from home vanished instantly. I discoveredRead More
Global Sikh voices silenced: India accused of transnational repression
DNA The Baku Initiative Group (BIG) has accused successive Indian governments of orchestrating or enabling massacres of Sikhs both within India and abroad, citing historic atrocities and recent international incidents such as the killing of Sikh leaders in Canada. The Baku Initiative Group recently released a detailed report alleging that thousands of Sikhs were killed in state-led or state-enabled massacres across India. The most infamous episode occurred in November 1984, following the assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. According to BIG, more than 10,000 Sikhs were killed nationwide, with 3,000Read More