by Muazzama Hasan | Feb 9, 2026 | Latest News, Economics and Trade, Entertainment, Governance & Policy
Basant Festival Returns to Lahore with Big Expectations For the first time in nearly two decades, kite strings crisscrossed the skies of Lahore on February 6, 2026, signalling the official return of Basant, a festival of spring, colour and kite-flying that had been...
by Muazzama Hasan | Feb 5, 2026 | Latest News, Global Affairs
The world stands at a historic nuclear crossroads. Tomorrow, February 5, the New START Treaty, the final remaining guardrail limiting the world’s two largest nuclear arsenals, will officially expire. For the first time in over 50 years, there will be no legally...
by Muazzama Hasan | Feb 5, 2026 | Latest News, Global Affairs, Governance & Policy
Myanmar’s military junta announced the formation of a five-member Union Consultative Council, a new “super-body” designed to hold supreme authority over the incoming civilian administration. The move follows the completion of a controversial three-phased...
by Muazzama Hasan | Feb 5, 2026 | Latest News, Global Affairs, Terrorism
A detailed CNN report revealed a paradoxical crisis on Pakistan’s western frontier. American-made weapons, abandoned during the 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan, are now being used by militants to stall Washington’s bid for critical minerals. Regions like...
by Muazzama Hasan | Feb 5, 2026 | Latest News, Global Affairs, Governance & Policy
On February 4, 2026, the Pakistan Foreign Office confirmed that Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev will arrive in Islamabad tomorrow for a high-stakes two-day state visit. This visit marks a turning point in regional connectivity, following the successful...
