US nuclear tests ordered by Trump will not include explosions, says energy secretary
US Energy Secretary Chris Wright holds a press conference on the sidelines of the International Atomic Energy Agency General Conference in Vienna, Austria, September 15, 2025. — ReutersTests ensure all…
6.3-magnitude earthquake hits Afghanistan’s Hindu Kush region, says USGS
The representational image of a Richter scale measuring an earthquake. — Unsplash/File An earthquake measuring 6.3 magnitude struck Afghanistan’s Hindu Kush region on Monday, the US Geological Survey said. The…
‘Misunderstanding’: KMC says resolution against heavy e-challans never approved
Mayor Karachi Barrister Murtaza Wahab presides over the district council assembly session held at the Old KMC building in Karachi on May 19, 2025. — PPI Says motion didn’t complete…
Russia rolls out scholarship programme for Pakistani students
A representational picture of a student during a graduation ceremony. — Unsplash In a sign of growing academic cooperation between Moscow and Islamabad, the Russian House has announced the launch…
You need to watch the found footage classic, Lake Mungo
Lake Mungo is haunting and heartbreaking. Found footage movies are tough to pull off. For every classic like The Blair Witch Project or Rec, there are 100 movies like Slender…
Joint monitoring mechanism to end Taliban regime’s excuses on countering terror: Tarar
Federal Information Minister Attaullah Tarar speaks during a press conference. — Facebook@TararAttaullah/FileTarar says Taliban regime fractured, cannot blame Pakistan.Joint framework to involve third parties, notes minister.Next round of Pak-Afghan talks…
No-confidence motion against AJK PM to be tabled within four days, says law minister
President Asif Ali Zardari chairs Azad Jammu and Kashmir parliamentary committee meeting at President House, Islamabad, October 25, 2025. — X/@MediaCellPPPNo-confidence delayed amid consultations: Waheed.PPP leader confirms plan for AJK…
Challenging Elites, Defending Democracy: Oxfam’s Amitabh Behar Speaks Out
BANGKOK, November 2 (IPS) – Speaking to IPS on the sidelines of the International Civil Society Week in Bangkok (November 1–5), Amitabh Behar, Executive Director of Oxfam International and a…
Strengthening Indigenous Lands Rights Key in Solving Deforestation in Amazon
BLOOMINGTON, USA, November 2 (IPS) – Strengthening Indigenous land rights will protect more forest in Brazil’s Amazon and avoid large amounts of carbon emission, according to new research released ahead…
The Emerging World Order in the 21st Century: An English School Approach
Global International Society will survive, though it will be neither under the aegis of the hegemonic Liberal International Order nor a bipolar Cold War-type order.