Rizwan Saeed Shaikh to be appointed new FO spokesperson

Islamabad: The government has in principle decided to appoint Ambassador Rizwan Saeed Sheikh as new spokesman of the Foreign Office in place of Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, who has been posted as Ambassador to France. The decision wo...

Meta’s Monopoly

In today’s globalised world, the new tech giants have become the modern-day oligarchs, wielding immense power that transcends borders. While their fortunes may appear to hinge on the technicalities of U.S. laws and regulations...

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Hard Iran-US nuclear talks

The ongoing indirect nuclear talks between America and Iran are inching forward with the two sides agreeing to meet for the next round this week. Both countries described the meeting in Oman as “constructive”. It was th...

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Chinese burn

Almost 70 years ago, the Chinese leader Mao Zedong dismissed the US as a “paper tiger”. He clarified that the reference was strategic. “Regarding [American imperialism] as a whole, we must despise it. But regarding each pa...

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A positive start

From American threats of bombing Iran, things have taken a more positive turn as President Donald Trump’s emissary Steve Witkoff initiated indirect talks on the nuclear issue with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Mus...

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Turkiye-Pakistan energy ties

For years on end, Turkiye and Pakistan have enjoyed the agency of brotherly relations. Not only have we been historically bound, but we have also streamed rivers into seas with cooperation and partnerships, from cultural to econ...

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