Posted on September 21, 2025 The Charter of the United Nations is based on the principle of sovereign equality of all Member States. In practice, however, this ideal was compromised. The power remains concentrated in the hands of a few, the strongest nations folding the system to their will – and their whim – giving […]
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The Director General of Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), Lieutenant-General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, visited the Cadet College Palandri, where he held a special session with students and teachers. According to a press release from the ISPR, the public paid a glowing tribute to the armed forces of Pakistan for inflicting a humiliating defeat in India in
President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif reaffirmed Pakistan’s unwavering commitment to the principles of peace and justice. In separate messages published during the International Day of Peace, observed on Sunday (today), they urged the international community to prioritize dialogue, cooperation and development on confrontation. President Zardari said Pakistan was ready to play
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Peshawar: Conjunctivitis, commonly known as “pink eye”, has reached epidemic proportions in several districts of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, in particular in areas affected by floods. According to the Department of Provincial Health, more than 22,863 cases were reported in August only. The epidemic has exerted immense pressure on hospitals. At Lady Reading Hospital, the largest medical establishment
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Rawalpindi: The new electronic registration transfer system for all types of cars and motorcycles failed just after its deployment on September 1, 2025. Between September 1 and 20, the new system reversed transfers for 428 vehicles which had been sold and paid in full, legally restoring the property on paper to former owners. The application,
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Lahore: Khadija Shah, a supporter of Pakistan Tehreek-e-insaf (PTI), appealed before the High Court of Lahore (LHC), contesting the sentence of five years in the context of a case arising from the riots of May 9. In his petition, Shah argued that the court of first instance had sentenced him to violating the law, arguing
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Lahore: The Pakistan railway plan to outsource passenger trains to the private sector struck a hook after the government has decided that such operations will now be allocated by open auctions. The railways had previously invited the offers to outsource 11 trains, receiving financial offers for nine of them amounting to 7.9 billion rupees. The
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Lahore: Another section of the Multan-Sukkur motorway (M-5) near Jalalpur Pirwala was swept away by flood waters, deepening the disturbances of southern Punjab already in shock of what managers describe as the worst floods since 1956. According to the motorway police, the oriental track of the highway collapsed after a violation caused by the powerful
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Karachi: The Pakistan State Bank (SBP) has reduced its growth prospects for the 2012 fiscal year, warning that devastating floods will maintain real expansion of GDP near the lower end of its forecast range from 3.25% to 4.25% previous. Private sector analysts, however, paint an even more sinking image, with topline titles revising its projection
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Islamabad: Saudi Arabia remains the main source of foreign loans cheap for Pakistan, which exceeds $ 5 billion in loans at an annual interest rate of 4% – approximately a third cheaper than Chinese cash deposits and less than half of the cost of foreign commercial loans. Official files show that Riyad has invoiced an
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