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(Clockwise from top right) US President Donald Trump, Hamid Mir, Michael Kugelman and Sherry Rehman. — Reuters/ X/CISSS/@HamidMirPAK/@ClimateChangePK After playing a key role in brokering a ceasefire between India and Pakistan following intense military clashes, US President Donald Trump has been widely applauded for offering to mediate the longstanding Kashmir dispute.The mediation offer has drawn strong appreciation from the Pakistani government and international observers, who view it as a potential breakthrough in addressing one of South Asia’s most volatile issues. Political analysts say Trump’s timely intervention reflects growing international recognition of Kashmir as the central issue fuelling tensions between nuclear-armed neighbours.Pakistan…

Amber Heard has announced the birth of her twins in a heartfelt Instagram post shared on Mother’s Day in the United States.  The 39-year-old actress revealed she has welcomed a daughter, Agnes, and a son, Ocean, expressing that she was “elated beyond words” to celebrate what she called the “completion” of her family. Sharing a photo of three pairs of feet—belonging to her and her children—Heard reflected on her motherhood journey, writing: “Becoming a mother by myself and on my own terms despite my own fertility challenges has been the most humbling experience of my life.” The Aquaman star already…

A car with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent leaves a residence where trade talks between Chinese and US delegations take place in Geneva, Switzerland, May 10, 2025. — ReutersUS Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Trade Representative Jamieson Greer announced on Sunday that a deal had been reached with China aimed at reducing the US trade deficit, Reuters reported. Following two days of high-level negotiations in Geneva with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng and senior officials, both sides reported “substantial progress.”  However, no specific details were provided, with a formal announcement expected Monday. The officials made no mention of changes to the…

Listen to article Former Pakistan cricket captain Shahid Afridi on Sunday praised the country’s military for what he called a decisive response to Indian aggression, saying New Delhi had underestimated the cost of provoking Islamabad. Speaking at a “Youm-e-Tashakur” (Day of Gratitude) rally at Sea View in Karachi, Afridi said Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “war obsession” had pushed India into a dead end. “Pakistan’s defence is unbreakable,” Afridi told the crowd. “Modi now realises how costly it is to confront Pakistan.” The rally was part of nationwide events declared by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to mark the military’s response to recent…

A representational image showing girls attending a class at a school in Lahore. — AFP/FileLAHORE: Following a temporary closure of schools due to the recent Pakistan-India escalation, all educational institutions across Punjab are set to reopen today (Monday), as per an official notification issued by the provincial education department on Sunday.The notification stated that academic activities in all schools throughout the province will resume as per normal schedule. Earlier, the Punjab government shut educational institutions for two days, Friday and Saturday, as a precautionary measure in light of the prevailing security situation.The latest escalation in the decades-old Pakistan-India rivalry began…

Listen to article ISLAMABAD: Pakistan, being a Non-Annexe country party to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), qualifies to earn carbon credits for various eligible activities. The carbon financing and Reducing Deforestation and Degradation (REDD+) are new and emerging areas that Pakistani experts have yet to understand and exploit. Therefore, enabling initiatives such as the REDD+ activities were established at the international level, which Pakistan has also benefited from in terms of establishing an enabling environment and capacity building. Other initiatives include, Methane Pledge led by the USA and also joined by Pakistan, the National Adaptation and Mitigation Actions…

Listen to article KARACHI: Increasing business and trade relations with the UK can provide Pakistan and its industries an alternative destination to achieve the desired goals of socio-economic prosperity, qualitative industrialisation and exports, in which the Pakistani businessmen and investors settled in the UK can play an important role. Rising cooperation in health, education, hospitality, culture, IT, human resource development, textiles, fashion, classic textiles and chemical industries can be mutually beneficial for both countries. The mutual cooperation may be further strengthened through series of meaningful reforms, concessions, policies and productive channels mainly building of reciprocal trade houses, Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA)/Free Trade…

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif (left) and US President Donald Trump. — Reuters/FilePakistan has expressed strong appreciation for US President Donald Trump’s role in facilitating a ceasefire between Islamabad and New Delhi, and welcomed his offer to help resolve the decades-old Kashmir dispute following several days of intense cross-border hostilities.“We acknowledge with appreciation the constructive role played by the United States, alongside other friendly states, in supporting the recent ceasefire understanding between Pakistan and India; a step towards de-escalation and regional stability,” the Foreign Office said in a statement. The two countries, born out of British colonial rule in 1947, have…

Listen to article KARACHI: Every 39 seconds, a company falls victim to cyber-attack. By the time you finish reading this article, eight would have been impacted. The criticality of information security has made it the third largest global economy. Conversations are now focused on the importance of having cyber resilient CEOs who can assure business success despite information security challenges. Pakistan is no stranger to cyber-attacks. With increasing complexity of threats and limited understanding of security domain, businesses constantly face challenges in strategizing, prioritising and appropriately implementing security controls. Lack of real-time visibility and protection is a major culprit in getting organisations…

Yellow police tape displayed at a crime scene. — Reuters/FilePESHAWAR: A suicide blast rocked Peshawar’s Chamkani area on Sunday, leaving two cops martyred and as many wounded.The officials said that the explosion was carried out near a police mobile van near Ring Road’s Mandi, leaving two cops martyred and three others wounded. The Senior Superintendent Police (SSP) Operations confirmed that it was a suicide attack that targeted the police vehicle.The country witnessed a sharp increase in terror attacks in January 2025, surging by 42% compared to the previous month, according to data released by the Pakistan Institute for Conflict and…