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Water as a Weapon: India's Hydro-AggressionPublished on: January 21, 2026 4:45 AM

Pakistan, Jan. 21 -- Suspension of the Indus Water Treaty (IWT) had been on India's agenda since 2001, when it first threatened Pakistan to revisit the treaty on the pretext of a terrorist attack on i... Read More


Menzies Aviation plans major Pakistan expansionPublished on: January 21, 2026 4:45 PM

Pakistan, Jan. 21 -- UK-based Menzies Aviation has expressed strong interest in expanding its operations in Pakistan. Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb met Menzies Chairperson Hassan El Houry at the... Read More


Security FirstPublished on: January 21, 2026 4:44 AM

Pakistan, Jan. 21 -- Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's declaration that Pakistan was "forced" to halt all trade with Afghanistan over Kabul's failure to act against terrorists hits at the heart of Islam... Read More


Davos MomentPublished on: January 21, 2026 4:44 AM

Pakistan, Jan. 21 -- Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's visit to the World Economic Forum in Davos comes at a pivotal moment. Leading a senior delegation, he will engage political leaders and global inve... Read More


Rethinking Justice for Victims of Sexual ViolencePublished on: January 21, 2026 4:41 AM

Pakistan, Jan. 21 -- Recent judicial reasoning suggesting that the absence of visible physical injuries weakens a finding of rape has raised serious concerns among human rights advocates, legal expert... Read More


Weaponising Afghan Mines and MineralsPublished on: January 21, 2026 4:38 AM

Pakistan, Jan. 21 -- Power in Afghanistan today is not measured by public consent or institutional authority, but by control over revenue streams that operate beyond law and scrutiny. Nowhere is this ... Read More


Post Mark-e-Haq: New Strategic Consolidation in Pak-China RelationsPublished on: January 21, 2026 4:37 AM

Pakistan, Jan. 21 -- The Pakistan-China Foreign Ministers' Strategic Dialogue held in Beijing on Sunday, 4 January 2026, took place at a moment when regional peace and global stability once again appe... Read More


Punjab CM orders province-wide fire safety audit immediatelyPublished on: January 21, 2026 4:36 PM

Pakistan, Jan. 21 -- Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has announced a comprehensive province-wide audit of fire safety systems following the tragic blaze at Karachi's Gul Plaza. She stated that the ... Read More


NASA astronaut Suni Williams retires after 27 years of servicePublished on: January 21, 2026 4:36 PM

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Veteran NASA astronaut Sunita "Suni" Williams has retired after 27 years of service, marking the end of a distinguished career in human spaceflight. Read More: NASA crew-11 ret... Read More


First Lady briefed on PHHF's free clubfoot treatment initiativesPublished on: January 21, 2026 4:33 AM

Pakistan, Jan. 21 -- First Lady Bibi Aseefa Bhutto Zardari, Tuesday, received a briefing on the ongoing initiatives of Prime Hospital Healthcare Facility (PHHF) from Chief Executive Officer Dr Shahzad... Read More