There is a particular cruelty to diplomatic purgatory — that uncertain space between war and peace where the bombs have temporarily stopped falling but nothing has actually been resolved, where envoys shuttle between capitals under the weight of catastrophe that neither side quite has the nerve to either prevent or complete. That is precisely where the United States finds itself today, fifty-six days into a ceasefire that is not really a ceasefire, negotiating a peace that neither party appears structurally capable of making.
Independent Pakistan – I know what I believe I know
Latest News
Lucky Motors bets on fuel crisis and solar surge to accelerate Pakistan EV push with China’s GAC
KARACHI: Pakistan’s Lucky Motor Corp. is counting on record fuel prices and widespread rooftop solar adoption to accelerate demand for electric vehicles, as the automaker begins rolling out models from China’s Guangzhou Automobile Group and targets local assembly by the end of 2026.
PM Sharif to visit China this weekend, with US-Iran tensions on agenda
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will travel to China from May 23 to 26 for an official visit that will mark the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries and offer an opportunity to deepen their long-standing “all-weather strategic partnership,” the Foreign Office said on Friday.
Karachi court sends alleged drug queenpin Anmol ‘Pinky’ to jail on 14-day judicial remand in narcotics and murder cases
KARACHI: A local court on Friday ordered alleged drug queenpin Anmol, better known as Pinky, to be held in judicial custody for 14 days as she faces more than a dozen criminal cases, including narcotics trafficking, illegal weapons possession and murder.
Field Marshal Munir heads to Tehran in final push to end US-Iran war
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s top military commander flew to Tehran on Friday in what officials and mediators described as a final push to secure a framework agreement that would formally end the war between the United States and Iran and open a 30-day window for negotiations on a more sweeping accord, including a resolution of the Iranian nuclear standoff.
With war and diplomacy both on the table, Pakistan races to bridge US-Iran divide
ISLAMABAD: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio expressed cautious optimism on Thursday that Pakistani mediators could break the deadlock in negotiations to end the US-Iran war, as Pakistan’s powerful army chief prepared to travel to Tehran for high-level consultations and President Trump warned that the talks were teetering on the edge of collapse.
SBP reserves rise $1.214 billion to $17.081 billion on IMF inflows, Panda bond sale
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan’s foreign-exchange reserves increased by $1.214 billion in the week ended May 15, reaching $17.081 billion, the central bank said on Thursday.
Pakistan faces severe heatwave during Eid al-Adha holiday, with temperatures forecast to hit 50°C
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Meteorological Department warned on Thursday that a moderate to severe heatwave will grip much of the country from May 25 through May 31, just as millions prepare to celebrate Eid al-Adha on May 27 and take advantage of a three-day government holiday.
Two schoolboys killed in drone strike in Bajaur
BAJAUR: Two schoolboys were killed Thursday when a quadcopter drone struck a hilly area of Bajaur district in Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, local residents and officials said.
PTI warns of street protests after fresh denial of access to Imran Khan in jail
ISLAMABAD: Leaders of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf were turned away from Adiala jail in Rawalpindi for the second straight day on Thursday, after prison officials once again refused to let them meet party founder Imran Khan.