. US President Donald Trump makes an announcement at the White House. Photo: Reuters WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Thursday revoked a landmark scientific finding underpinning US regulations to curb planet-warming pollution, marking his biggest rollback of climate policy to date. The repeal of the Environmental Protection Agency’s 2009 “endangerment finding” was paired with the … Read more

. BHUBANESWAR: An Indian health worker who contracted the deadly Nipah virus in December has died, a senior health official from the eastern state of West Bengal said on Thursday. The woman — a nurse — was one of two people in the state who were infected and was being treated at a local hospital, Reuters reported … Read more

Court orders specialist eye care for Imran; Allows phone contact with sons; Govt assures compliance by Feb 16 Pakistan Tahreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan is addressing the nation through a video link on Wednesday. SCREENGRAB ISLAMABAD: In a major development, the federal government on Thursday assured the Supreme Court that PTI founder Imran Khan would … Read more

Lahore students turn art into quiet resistance, confronting child marriage, gender violence and denied rights LAHORE: In a city more accustomed to political rallies than painted protest, a group of Lahore students used canvases instead of slogans to confront child marriage, violence against women and children, forced labour, and denied rights — transforming an exhibition … Read more

As Pakistan’s onscreen narrative shifts, celebrities open up about anxiety, depression and survival KARACHI: In a culture long conditioned to disguise pain behind polite smiles and whispered prayers, Pakistani celebrities are beginning to speak openly about depression, anxiety and emotional collapse—turning private suffering into public conversation, and slowly dismantling a stigma that has shadowed generations. … Read more

Punjab Civil Secretariat. Photo: Facebook LAHORE: A protest by the Grand Alliance of government employees outside the Punjab Civil Secretariat entered its third day on Thursday, intensifying pressure on the provincial government to address long-standing service related demands. The alliance comprises teachers along with employees of various other government departments. From early morning, a large … Read more

. The writer holds a PhD from the University of Melbourne and is the author of Development, Poverty and Power in Pakistan, available from Routledge Every January, the World Economic Forum gathers the world’s economic and political elite in Davos in the supposed bid to improve the state of the world. This year’s WEF summit … Read more

Official says drawdown has already been underway this week and will continue through the next week A law enforcement officer uses a battering ram to force entry into a home during an immigration raid in St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S., days after an ICE agent fatally shot Renee Nicole Good, January 18, 2026.PHOTO: REUTERS President Donald … Read more

India’s Ishan Kishan celebrates after scoring a half-century during the 2026 ICC Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup group stage match between India and Namibia at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on February 12, 2026. Photo: AFP India tuned up for their blockbuster showdown with Pakistan at the T20 World Cup by hammering Namibia … Read more

Council President Dr Rizwan Taj says excessive fees will either be refunded or adjusted in next academic year ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Medical & Dental Council (PMDC) President Dr Rizwan Taj said on Thursday that it had issued show-cause notices to 12 medical and dental institutions that were charging an annual fee exceeding Rs1.8 million, the cap set … Read more