Pakistan Syria Relations Enter New Phase as Syrian Foreign Minister Visits Islamabad After Nearly Two Decades

Pakistan Syria relations have taken a significant turn this week. Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani landed in Islamabad on August 19 for a two-day official visit, the first trip by a Syrian foreign minister to Pakistan in almost 19 years. The visit, held at the invitation of Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq […]

HIV Screening Made Mandatory Before Surgeries in Pakistan: What Patients Should Know About HIV Symptoms and Pre-Surgery Blood Tests

Pakistan’s federal health minister has directed authorities across the country to make HIV screening mandatory before any surgical procedure involving skin piercing or incisions, aiming to curb the spread of the virus through healthcare settings. The order, issued this week, comes as Pakistan continues battling a rapidly growing HIV epidemic linked in part to unsafe […]

CT Scanner Machine Price in Pakistan: What Hospitals Pay for Toshiba CT Scan Machines and 640 Slice CT Scanners

The CT Scanner Machine price has become a major talking point across Pakistan’s healthcare sector as government and private hospitals push to upgrade outdated radiology equipment. Interest in the Toshiba CT Scan Machine and the 640 slice CT scanner price has grown sharply, since these systems represent two very different budget categories for hospital administrators. […]

Altaf Hussain Warns Against Threats to Migrants Over New Provinces

Mohajir should not be threatened over the issue of new provinces. Altaf Hussain A few days ago, Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, in his speech, while declaring Pakistan’s system corrupt, proposed the creation of new provinces and administrative units in the country, which is currently being debated nationwide. Some say that 20 provinces should be […]

Israeli Military Admits Its Troops Fired on Car Carrying Five-Year-Old Hind Rajab

GAZA: The Israeli military has acknowledged for the first time that its troops opened fire on a vehicle carrying five-year-old Palestinian girl Hind Rajab, who was killed along with six members of her family in Gaza in 2024. Hind initially survived the attack and remained trapped inside the vehicle. During the incident, she answered a […]

USMCA vs NAFTA: Trump Pauses 50% Canadian Tariffs for Three Days as Broader Trade Deal Nears

President Donald Trump paused a planned 50 percent tariff on billions of dollars of Canadian goods just hours before it was due to take effect, saying the pause reflects a near-finished trade agreement with Ottawa. The move has reignited public interest in the underlying USMCA agreement, how it differs from the older NAFTA deal it […]

Metrodome Collapse: The Full Story Behind Minneapolis’s Historic Stadium Roof Disaster

The Metrodome collapse remains one of the most dramatic stadium failures in American sports history. On December 12, 2010, the inflatable roof of the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis gave way under the weight of a massive winter storm, forcing the Minnesota Vikings to relocate their game and reigniting global interest in the stadium’s […]

Asaad al-Shaibani Before Politics: From Al-Nusra Fighter to Syria’s Foreign Minister

Asaad al-Shaibani, Syria’s current Foreign Minister, has become one of the most closely watched figures in the country’s post-Assad political order. Before holding this office, he spent over a decade inside Syria’s opposition and jihadist-turned-political movements, most notably Al-Nusra Front and its later reincarnation, Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS). His transformation from a wartime operative into […]

PSX Market Crash Today: KSE-100 Sheds 2,547 Points on Oil Prices and Political Uncertainty

The Pakistan Stock Exchange suffered a sharp sell-off this week as the benchmark KSE-100 index fell by 2,546.94 points, or 1.41 percent, to close at 177,955 points. The PSX market crash today came after a volatile session in which the index briefly touched an intraday high above 180,600 before heavy selling pressure dragged it well […]

Pillar PAC Hosts Fort Bend County Candidate Forum Ahead of November Election

Pillar PAC Hosts Fort Bend County Candidate Forum, Candidates Discuss Key Local Issues Democratic and Republican nominees face voters, outlining positions on financial transparency, taxes, public safety, economic development and community representation Richmond, Texas — A. Rehman Patel Ahead of the November elections, Pillar PAC hosted a Candidate Forum on Tuesday, August 18, at Kahwa […]