Monday, September 28th, 2026
Wife of Malaysia’s longest-serving PM Mahathir dies at 100
KUALA LUMPUR: Siti Hasmah Mohamad Ali, the wife of Malaysia’s longest-serving Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, died on Monday, the veteran leader’s office said. Siti Hasmah, 100, died at the National Heart Institute, the state news agency Bernama said, citing the couple’s son Mokhzani Mahathir. No further details were immediately available. Often credited with modernising Malaysia, Mahathir, 101, served two stints as premier, totalling more than two decades. During his first tenure between 1981 and 2003, he oversaw a period of rapid industrial growth, turning Malaysia into one of Southeast Asia’sRead More
PPP and JUI-F in a Changing Political Equation
Dr. Muhammad Akram Zaheer Pakistan’s political crisis is no longer simply a contest between the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI). The confrontation between the two major political forces has gradually produced a wider struggle over parliamentary authority, political space, institutional legitimacy and the future direction of the democratic process. In this increasingly complicated environment, the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) occupy important, though very different, positions. The PML-N leads the federal government and depends on the PPP for parliamentary support. At the sameRead More
Pakistan thrash Oman 7-2, set up high-stakes Asian Games Hockey semi-final against India
DNA TOKYO: Pakistan produced a dominant display to defeat Oman 7-2 in their final pool match, securing second place in Pool B and a place in the Asian Games men’s hockey semi-finals. The Green Shirts finished behind Malaysia in the standings after suffering a costly 5-4 defeat against the Malaysians earlier in the competition. That loss ultimately denied Pakistan top spot in the pool and a potentially easier route in the knockout stage. Had Pakistan finished first in Pool B, they would have faced either Japan or South Korea inRead More