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A Test of Global Order and Pakistan’s Resolve
By Muhammad Mohsin Iqbal There was a time when the world, weary of war and ruin, gathered under one roof and formed the United Nations. The purpose was simple and noble. Nations would no longer rush to war without restraint. Disputes would be brought to a common forum. Wisdom would prevail over impulse. Peace would be guarded by collective will. This institution was not created to serve the designs of a few powerful states. It was not meant to grant license to those who imagine threats and then move toRead More
Islamabad Talks
Sanaa Khetran As the peace dialogue for US-IRAN war is going to start soon in Islamabad, It has become talk of the town and the world. Pakistan has emerged on the map of the world as a peace harbinger. Delegates from Iran and US are coming to sit together to focus on agenda that could take them to peace. Undoubtedly, the morale is high of people of Pakistan and there could be seen filled corridors in the arena of media, politicians and think tanks and even in civil society theRead More
Pakistan women secure record-breaking win in FIFA series
AFZAL JAVED ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Women’s Football Team made a sensational start to the FIFA Series, thrashing Turks and Caicos Islands 8-0 to register the biggest win in their history. The match, played at Stade Alassane Ouattara, saw Pakistan dominate from the outset. Four different players found the net in the first half — Zahmena Malik, Aqsa Mushtaq, Layla Banaras and Mariam Mahmood — to put the team firmly in control. Pakistan opened the scoring in the 10th minute when Zahmena Malik calmly finished to give her side the lead. JustRead More
PSL 11: Peshawar Zalmi defeat Hyderabad Kingsmen in low-scoring thriller
KARACHI, APR 8: Peshawar Zalmi beat Hyderabad Kingsmen by four wickets in a gripping low-scoring clash of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 11 at Karachi’s National Bank Stadium on Wednesday. Zalmi comfortably chased down the 146-run target, losing six wickets in the final over, thanks to solid contributions from skipper Babar Azam and Kusal Mendis. The chase began on a shaky note as opener Mohammad Haris fell for 11 off six deliveries, including a four and a six, after playing a loose shot off Maheesh Theekshana, leaving the team atRead More
Middle East ceasefire in serious doubt as Israel assaults Lebanon and Iran blocks oil tankers
ISLAMABAD, APR 8: The fate of the two-week ceasefire in the Iran conflict looked uncertain on Wednesday as both sides gave divergent versions of what had been agreed, Israel intensified its bombing campaign in Lebanon and Iran halted the passage of oil tankers because of an alleged Israeli ceasefire breach. Iran and Pakistan, which brokered the 11th-hour truce, both asserted that the ceasefire included Lebanon. Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, disagreed and Israeli forces unleashed their heaviest attack of the war so far on more than 100 targets and killingRead More
CM welcomes US–Iran ceasefire, praises Pakistan’s role in promoting global peace
LAHORE, Apr 8: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif welcomed the ceasefire between the United States and Iran, describing it as a significant step toward global peace. In her statement on Wednesday, she congratulated Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir for their sincere and unparalleled efforts in promoting peace at the global level. She remarked that Allah Almighty has chosen Pakistan to play a pivotal role in the establishment of peace, adding that no amount of gratitude would be sufficient for this blessing. The CM saidRead More