Davos was not a redemption arc but a stress test. Pakistan did not arrive seeking applause or indulgence, but to demonstrate whether discipline could finally replace denial. What mattered was constraint—and the recognition that the old escape routes no longer exist.
وزیرِ اعلیٰ خیبرپختونخوا سہیل آفریدی کا وزیرِ اعلیٰ پنجاب مریم نواز شریف کو بڑا چیلنج؛ میں کل شام لاہور میں جلسہ کا اعلان کرتا ہوں، پنجاب حکومت لاہور یا خیبرپختونخوا میں جلسہ کر لے، دیکھتے ہیں کس کے جلسہ میں زیادہ لوگ آتے ہیں اور عوام کس کے ساتھ ہیں
Why Pakistan remains trapped in the emotional afterlife of a failed promise, and why moving forward may require letting one man fade from the centre of politics.
Imran Khan's sons' claims are cinematic, emotive, and tailor-made for headlines. They are also, on the evidence presented, not proven — and that distinction is the difference between responsible commentary and propaganda laundering.
شیر افضل مروت نے تحریکِ انصاف اور علیمہ خان پر مالی بےضابطگیوں کے سنگین الزامات عائد کر دیئے؛ پی ٹی آئی نے 26 نومبر کے نام پر 38 کروڑ روپے اکٹھے کیے جس کا باقاعدہ کوئی حساب نہیں، فنڈز علیمہ خان اور خدیجہ شاہ کے زیرِ انتظام تھے، وکلاء کو 1 ارب سے زائد روپے دیئے جا چکے، علیمہ خان بشریٰ بی بی کیلئے ایک دن کی مار ہیں۔
Iranian's foreign ministry has said that Pakistan is now their only official intermediary with the United States, placing Islamabad at the centre of one of the the world's most sensitive diplomatic channels.
The Israeli military has said it confirmed the veracity of a viral photograph which appeared to show one of its soldiers smashing a statue of Jesus Christ to pieces with a sledgehammer in southern Lebanon.
Pakistan is moving to repay the last $1.5 billion of a UAE loan this week after already returning $2 billion, as officials look to an IMF board review expected next month to unlock fresh funding and steady market confidence.
Sohail Afridi, the Chief Minister for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, has claimed that Imran Khan first proposed the peace talks now unfolding in Pakistan as far back as 2002, adding a new burst of controversy to the country’s already charged political landscape.
Donald Trump has long favoured high-profile diplomacy and may want to fly in himself if Pakistan offers the chance for a final deal or landmark announcement, meaning JD Vance would likely need to stay home in Washington or return from Islamabad first.