Trump Says He’s ‘Not Happy’ With Progress of Iran Talks
The president expressed his negative view of the status of nuclear talks as he weighed military strikes against Iran.
Month: February 2026
HEC flags 40% vacancies in varsities
Nearly 40 per cent of teaching and administrative posts at public and private universities across the country are lying vacant, prompting the Higher Education Commission (HEC) Pakistan to take strict notice, it has been learned. The Commission has granted vice-chancellors and rectors of public and private universities a deadline of August 15, 2026 to convene … Read more
Iris Cantor, Philanthropist and Art Collector, Dies at 95
[She and her husband, the financier B. Gerald Cantor, amassed one of the largest private collections of Rodin artworks, donating much of it to museums around the world.
Judge Approves $345 Million Verdict Against Greenpeace in Dakota Access Pipeline Suit
[Greenpeace has said the verdict could bankrupt it. The lawsuit was over the group’s role in protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline.
How David Zaslav Pulled Off the Sale of Warner Bros. Discovery to Paramount
[Not long ago, Mr. Zaslav was widely criticized for his management of Warner Bros. Discovery. He overcame the doubters, cementing a blockbuster sale to Paramount.
Henrietta Lacks’s Family Settles Suit With Novartis Over Use of Her Cells
Ms. Lacks’s family accused Novartis of profiting from her cells, which were taken from her without her consent in 1951, when she was dying of cervical cancer.
BHC stays Mines & Minerals Act
Quetta Bench rebukes government for delayed response in challenge to controversial law Balochistan High Court. PHOTO: FILE QUETTA: In a significant development, a two-member bench of the Balochistan High Court, comprising Chief Justice Justice Muhammad Kamran Khan Mulakhail and Justice Najmuddin Mengal, has imposed an interim stay on the implementation of the Balochistan Mines and … Read more
Deputy PM discuss regional situation with Saudi Arabia, Turkiye amid Pak-Afghan conflict
Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar departs for Jeddah to attend the Open-Ended Extraordinary Ministerial Session of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation Executive Committee PHOTO: X/FOREIGN OFFICE Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar briefed his Saudi, Turkish and Egyptian counterparts on Friday about Pakistan’s “befitting” response to aggression by the Afghan Taliban and the justified … Read more
297 terrorists killed, 89 Afghan Taliban posts destroyed in ongoing strikes under ‘Operation Ghazab Lil Haq’: Govt
PM spokesperson says 135 Afghan tanks and APCs destroyed, 29 locations across Afghanistan struck A Pakistani army tank stands at the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Chaman on February 27, 2026, following overnight cross-border fighting between the two countries. Photo: AFP Prime Minister’s spokesperson Mosharraf Zaidi provided an update on the ongoing ‘Operation Ghazab Lil Haq’ on … Read more
‘Pakistan doing terrifically well,’ Trump says on ‘Op Ghazab Lil Haq’ against Afghan Taliban
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres calls for an immediate ceasefire between Pakistan and Afghanistan United States President Donald Trump hailed Pakistan’s strikes against the Afghan Taliban regime under ‘Operation Ghazab Lil Haq’ on Friday, saying the country was “doing terrifically well”. Earlier on Friday, Pakistani forces targeted key military installations of the Afghan Taliban regime in Kabul, Kandahar, and Paktia … Read more
