For 17-year-old Zara Shah, an encounter that began while playing a computer game developed into a frightening experience of online sexual exploitation. A stranger initially approached her as a friend before asking
On 14 February, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif unveiled a Ramadan relief package of 38 billion Pakistani rupees (Rs38b) to help 12.1 million low-income households in Pakistan. The families will get direct digital
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Soon after the historic cricket match between India and Pakistan concluded in Colombo, a barrage of claims circulating on social platforms and in fringe commentary ignited controversy across South Asia’s cricketing and
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The Indus Basin feeds Pakistan. Agriculture relies on its flows. Approximately 80 percent of the arable land depends on irrigation associated with the Indus system. Over 240 million citizens rely on an
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The conference hall was vibrating with heated discussion as the world representatives discussed a resolution on becoming a refugee. Against these low murmurs, one Pakistani representative stood up. Her speech was not
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One of international cricket’s most anticipated rivalries takes centre stage today as India faces Pakistan in the 2026 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup at the R. Premadasa International Stadium, with authorities rolling
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The collaboration between Pakistan and the Swiss-based DFINITY Foundation to build sovereign cloud infrastructure and AI-native systems is not just a technical deal. It is a strategic digital step for the country.
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I was appointed as the Managing Director of Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) and Chairman of Trincomalee Petroleum Terminals Ltd. (TPTL – Indian Oil Company/Petroleum Corporation of Sri Lanka joint venture) in February
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Pakistan is grappling with an alarming surge of violence along ethnic and sectarian lines. On February 6, 2026, a suicide bombing during Friday prayers at the Khadija al-Kubra Imambargah in Islamabad killed
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Pakistan’s trade deficit with nine neighbouring countries widened sharply in the first half of fiscal year 2025–2026, underscoring mounting challenges in its regional trade balance, with Sri Lanka among the countries seeing
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History exists in the facts of life, and the shallowness of a nation’s history is often the result of inept and egoistic leadership. In wars, logic fails to define foes and friends.
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On February 5, 2026, Pakistan’s military media wing, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) announced that Security Forces (SFs) had concluded Operation Radd-ul-Fitna (Elimination of Discord)-1 in Balochistan, after a series of intelligence-based operations (IBOs) targeting
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Each year, on 5 February, the international community is reminded that the Kashmir dispute—one of the most intractable and potentially explosive conflicts of the modern age—remains a cause that requires justice, resolution,
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Pakistan will host its first national event on artificial intelligence, innovation, and technological development, Indus AI Week, in February 2026. The event will take place from 9 to 15 February and will
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Balochistan is passing through its fifth wave of insurgency, and I am not merely an observer of this conflict but one of its earliest witnesses and victims. This cycle of violence unfolded
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History glorifies leadership visions and sparkling skylines, but it seldom takes time to investigate the unseen building materials that bring aspirational statehood. The United Arab Emirates is rightfully considered to be a
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