Stories by Hassan Belal Zaidi
The political and military veteran was seen as one of few who could have built consensus for an eventual de-escalation.
Updated 18 Mar, 2026 07:49am
By Sunday afternoon, around 16 hours after the Gul Plaza fire broke out, firefighters are still playing "whack-a-mole" with the blaze.
Updated 19 Jan, 2026 09:41am
Firefighters were able to douse the blaze after 24 hours; six dead, more than 50 people missing.
Updated 18 Jan, 2026 11:27pm
From the Palestinian perspective, the terms seem to largely align with Israel’s vision and fail to safeguard their interests.
Published 30 Sep, 2025 08:02am
Landmark report says speed and extent of damage to infrastructure totally without precedent in the 21st century.
Updated 05 Dec, 2024 11:01am
Monitoring report details Hibatullah Akhundzada’s efforts to consolidate power, lifts veil from intrigues within Taliban ranks.
Updated 13 Jul, 2024 08:21am
UN monitoring report says banned outfit enjoys backing of Taliban regime, support from Al Qaeda.
Published 12 Jul, 2024 07:26am
With aggressive chants and abuses, some Indian spectators made no efforts to conceal their derision for the Pakistani players.
Updated 16 Oct, 2023 08:32am
Court restrains Pemra from acting against media houses without opinion from council of complaints.
Updated 13 Apr, 2023 09:29am
If the Urdu single Nazar is anything to go by, 2023 could very well belong to Poor Rich Boy
Published 19 Feb, 2023 07:11am
On this day a decade earlier, Pakistan was hit by one of the worst natural calamities to have hit the region.
Updated 08 Oct, 2018 03:29pm
PML-N leaders accuse judiciary of having different standards for Nawaz than for his opponents.
Updated 20 Dec, 2017 07:48am
This is the third time a session was delayed due to lack of minimum number of members required to keep house in order.
Updated 14 Dec, 2017 08:34am
ISLAMABAD: Agriculturalists from the ruling party pre-emptively criticised the government over the “expected...
Published 13 Dec, 2017 07:11am
Govt urges opposition to hold off protests till the premier can explain the challenges facing the Fata reforms.
Updated 13 Dec, 2017 07:38am
“Welcome to the chicken farm,” says law enforcement trainer Dave Newton as he walks the audience through a...
Published 08 Dec, 2017 07:00am
After being plagued by a deadly civil war for the better part of a century, the South American nation of Colombia ...
Published 16 Nov, 2017 07:22am
Each person issued a notice will have 15 days to answer the questions posed by tax authorities.
Updated 08 Nov, 2017 01:01am
Rex Tillerson, Queen Elizabeth, Queen Noor of Jordan, three former Canadian PMs also named in fresh leaks.
Updated 07 Nov, 2017 07:37am
“A journalist cannot go undercover or use hidden cameras and other clandestine means to procure information, but ...
Published 03 Nov, 2017 07:00am
