11+ hour, 29+ min ago   (398+ words) Adrian Tchaikovsky is a British science-fiction and fantasy writer known for a wide-variety of work, including the Children of Time, Final Architecture, Dogs of War, Tyrant Philosophers and Shadows of the Apt series, as well as standalone books such as…...

13+ hour, 28+ min ago   (817+ words) KARACHI: Speakers at a programme called for the creation of new administrative units or provinces and constitutionally empowered local governments (LGs), arguing that Pakistan’s existing provincial structure has failed to cope with rapid population growth, urban expansion and worsening governance....

13+ hour, 23+ min ago   (1109+ words) On August 27, 2026, 55 acres of land belonging to a long-closed textile mill in Faujdarhat, Chattogram, was handed over to the Bangladesh army. This site, some 245 kilometres southeast of the capital Dhaka, is being developed to produce modern weapons, ammunition and other…...

13+ hour, 23+ min ago   (392+ words) ‘Uncertain times’ is a refrain that fills United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) reports, discussions by climatologists, economists, political scientists and filters down to individuals anxious about the future of their children. It is seen as a sign of our times…...

13+ hour, 23+ min ago   (666+ words) Ratko Mladi, the face of Serbian nationalism in the 1990s and one of the primary architects of the Srebrenica genocide, died in a UN prison in The Hague on August 27, 2026. Evil would be an understatement to describe the military leader who…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (325+ words) THE draft New Energy Vehicle policy gets its destination right. Electrifying transport, cutting the oil import bill and building an export-oriented auto industry are worthwhile goals. But the incentive structure chosen to achieve them rewards the wrong technology. The main…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (679+ words) GILGIT: Federal Minister for Law and Justice Senator Azam Nazeer Tarar said on Friday that consultations on the constitutional and legal status of Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) were under way, while the federal government was considering an arrangement to give the region…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (569+ words) • Islamabad rules out strikes on Houthi targets for now• New Foreign Office spokesperson distinguishes trilateral pact from existing defence ties with Riyadh; ‘no plans yet’ to expand three-member alliance• Insists Pakistani troops in the kingdom deployed for ‘training, logistics’• Backs…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (524+ words) Dawn THE proposal presented by a federal minister to the effect that Pakistan should either create 15 more provinces or establish around 160 fully empowered district governments deserves serious national debate. We must explore if creating more provinces is really the answer,…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (302+ words) No move to restructure governance should be separated from the democratic process. There seems to be complete confusion in the ranks of the ruling party. While some PML-N cabinet members and party officials appear supportive of the administrative restructuring, the…...