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Liam Rosenior got off to winning ways against Charlton in his first Chelsea match. Photo: AFP LONDON: Chelsea’s new manager Liam Rosenior enjoyed the perfect start to his reign as the Blues thrashed Charlton 5-1 in the FA Cup third round on Saturday. Jorrel Hato bagged his first goal for Chelsea late in the first … Read more
The U.S. capture of Nicolás Maduro has divided the region. But every nation wants to avoid being next.
PUBLISHED January 11, 2026 KARACHI: Italian Marxist philosopher Antonio Gramsci never intended his Prison Notebooks to be flattened into slogans or soundbites; into what Argentine post-Marxist political theorist Ernesto Laclau would later describe, in his elaboration of ‘populist reason’, as empty signifiers. Yet few sentences from twentieth-century political thought have travelled as far or been … Read more
Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Baber Sidhu. Photo: YouTube RAWALPINDI: Iraq has expressed a keen interest in acquiring Pakistan’s JF-17 Thunder fighter aircraft as senior air force commanders from both countries held talks in Baghdad, underscoring growing defence cooperation and Islamabad’s expanding profile as a supplier of combat aviation platforms. The … Read more
PUBLISHED January 11, 2026 As the Trump administration openly courts oil executives in the aftermath of Washington’s aggression against Venezuela, the choreography was unmistakable. Political force first. Legal guarantees next. Balance sheets last. The administration’s pitch, promising “total safety” for American firms willing to invest tens of billions into Venezuela’s oil sector, made clear who … Read more
Tehran issues warning as Trump pledges support for anti-government protesters; Israel on high alert Iran warned President Donald Trump on Sunday that any attack by the United States would trigger Tehran’s retaliation against Israel and American military bases in the region, as tensions escalate over Washington’s increasingly vocal support for anti-government protests sweeping the Islamic … Read more
. RAWALPINDI: Security forces eliminated 11 Indian proxy terrorists in two separate intelligence-based operations (IBOs) in the North Waziristan and Kurram districts of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P), the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a press release on Saturday. According to the ISPR, the IBOs were conducted following reports of the presence of terrorists belonging to Fitna … Read more
PUBLISHED January 11, 2026 “Writing on Indian movies?” exclaimed Amna, my lifelong best friend. “But you never watch them, let alone follow the industry!” I smiled. “Well, now is the time to put pen to paper.” My goal is to strip away the cinematic polish and expose the reality behind the glitz. While Bollywood markets … Read more
Ishaq Dar tells Jeddah meeting Israel’s recognition of Somaliland violates international law Pakistan has urged the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and the wider international community to unite in rejecting any actions that undermine Somalia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. The call was made by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar while addressing the … Read more
Blazes in the state of Victoria have destroyed hundreds of structures, including homes, and killed one person, the authorities said.