Blaze News - Pakistan

Pakistan's airstrikes on terrorists hideouts in southern Afghanistan solely came in self-defence. The sorties flown over the Nangarhar and Paktika provinces, the staging ground for insurgency and infiltration into Pakistan, took out more than 80 terrorists. The attacks were conducted after hectic episodes of diplomacy, wherein Kabul was requested to go after the dreaded elements holed up inside Afghanistan – but in vain. A demarche was also served on the Afghan deputy head of mission in Islamabad last week, formally mentioning the terror nexus that has emboldened due to the Taliban regime's irresponsible attitude and its policy of appeasement towards the terrorists. It is a foregone conclusion that terror emanates from Afghanistan, and this has been documented twice by the world body in the last couple of months. The 37th report by the UNSC's Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team, released on February 4, confirmed Pakistan's longstanding claim that the TTP is...

For better or for worse, academia is different than the corporate sector. It is meant to engage a deeper sense of analysis, to allow for issues to be debated and reflected upon. Learning is deliberate and incremental. For an enterprise that is built on serious engagement of the mind, emphasis must be on fundamentals, rigour and quality, not on sweeping changes to the curriculum in response to global trends and events. It is not to say that global trends and events are not important; it is simply to say that the academic approach to those changes must be rooted in care, thought and rigour, not on impulsive behaviour. The recent announcement by HEC that starting 2026 all undergraduate and post-graduate programmes must have a three-credit hour course on AI is more of the latter (impulse) than the former (serious thought). The justification, as per HEC, is that "in the fast-changing landscape of the 21st century, Artificial Intelligence has emerged as a revolutionary force" – and...

A United States judge permanently barred the Justice Department on Monday from releasing a prosecutor's report on the criminal case accusing President Donald Trump of unlawfully retaining classified documents following his first term in office. Florida-based US District Judge Aileen Cannon found that releasing the report would be a "manifest injustice" to the Republican president and two former associates who were charged alongside him, because it would detail substantial allegations of criminal wrongdoing in a case that never reached a jury. Cannon, who Trump appointed to the bench in 2020, dismissed all the charges in 2024. Trump was accused in the case pursued by Special Counsel Jack Smith of illegally storing documents related to US national defence, including the American nuclear programme, at his Mar-a-Lago social club and obstructing US government efforts to retrieve the material. Cannon found that Smith had not been lawfully appointed by the Justice Department dur...

Women and men are equal in responsibilities. They may be distinct in their roles, but the purpose is the same: to live a meaningful life. They play their roles to the best of their abilities. A man is charged with outside-the-home engagements, where he earns and fulfils household necessities, while a woman is engaged in household work. She is tasked with making the home a place of comfort and relief for both man and woman. A woman possesses the same mental capacity as a man; the difference lies only in vitality. A man is known for his physical strength, and a woman for her fragility. This idea of partnership is seen as how men and women are treated in society — how each one is perceived, accepted, and burdened with expectations. A woman is fragile not only in physical appearance but emotionally as well. Shakespeare famously wrote in Hamlet, "Frailty, thy name is woman." This line that has fueled centuries of literary debate. Fragility should not be confused with weakness. A w...

South Africa bulldozed defending champions India by 76 runs on Sunday in their Super Eight Group One clash in the Twenty20 World Cup, underlining their title credentials and sending a strong signal to their rivals. Choosing to bat in a rematch of the 2024 World Cup final, South Africa surged to a commanding 187‑7 following a remarkable recovery from a precarious 20-3. In reply, tournament co-hosts India's timid top-order faltered swiftly, and their innings never quite escaped the grip of scoreboard pressure. They were bundled out for 111 in 18.5 overs, slipping to their first defeat of the World Cup. Into the death! ☠️#TheProteas look to tighten their grip on the game as we enter the final phase of play. 😤🇿🇦 India are 88/8 after 15 overs, needing 100 runs from the final 30 balls. 🏏#Unbreakable #T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/LARA6JU9B2 — Proteas Men (@ProteasMenCSA) February 22, 2026 "We played against them a lot as well," David Miller, whose breezy 63 earned him player-...

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warned on Sunday that his country would respond to any US attack, but held out hope for a diplomatic solution, saying he expected another round of talks in Geneva later in the week. Speaking in an interview on the US network CBS, the minister said there was a “good chance” that talks with US negotiators would head off renewed military strikes. He insisted, however, that Iran had a right to continued uranium enrichment for civilian purposes – and to strike US interests in the Middle East in response to any aggression. “If the US attacks us, then we have every right to defend ourselves. If the US attacks us, that is the act of aggression. What we do in response is an act of self-defence,” Araghchi said. “It is justified, legitimate. So our missiles cannot hit the American soil. So obviously we have to do something else. We have to hit, you know, the American base in the region.” Read More: US envoy Steve Witkoff says Trump questioning why Iran has n...