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. The writer is an educationist based in Kasur City. He can be reached at m.nadeemnadir777@gmail.com We are in dire need of genuine public intellectuals who would shape public opinion and steer it towards the truth. They would create space for dialogue to embrace diverse opinions. This need becomes all the more urgent and relevant … Read more
The appointment of Mohsen Rezaei as secretary of the Supreme National Security Council suggests that Iran’s old guard is consolidating power.
Passengers aboard a Porter Airlines plane headed to Toronto had to wait for a flight the next day after a child remained standing in a seat and would not get buckled in, the company said.
Video aired by Mehr News Agency shows supreme leader surrounded by several people Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, the second son of late Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, attends a meeting in Tehran, Iran, March 2, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS Iran on Sunday released a rare video of Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei after reports … Read more
Sindh has only around 450 pediatric emergency beds for more than 9.5 million children under five Government hospitals across Karachi and Sindh are facing a severe shortage of pediatric emergency beds, leaving hundreds of children without timely treatment every day or forcing families to seek costly private care. Hospital administrations often cite the lack of … Read more
Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources Ali Pervaiz Malik. Photo: Reuters/ File Petroleum Minister Ali Pervaiz Malik said on Sunday that Turkish Petroleum would soon begin offshore drilling operations in Pakistan’s territorial waters, a development he said could pave the way for significant foreign investment in the energy sector. Addressing a press conference, the minister … Read more
Move to help mitigate component shortage fueled by the AI boom for memory chips A man wearing a yellow protective helmet walks next to a production facility of China’s top memory chipmaker CXMT with company’s logo on the facade, in Beijing, China, July 29, 2026. — REUTERS Apple has been testing memory chips from China’s … Read more
The Strait of Hormuz is Iran’s best leverage to get Washington to release Iran’s frozen assets, lift economic sanctions and end its naval blockade.
Leaked classified info is on CMOS image sensors, a tech used for non-memory chips in smartphone cameras, laptops A logo of semiconductor and memory chip maker SK Hynix during the company’s debut on the Nasdaq market in New York City, US, July 10, 2026. — REUTERS A former employee at SK Hynix has been sentenced … Read more
After more than a year and a half of negotiations, Syria and Russia have agreed on new parameters of Russia’s military presence in Syria. Syria’s government said it opens the way for a new phase in relations between the two countries.