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26 Jun, 2026

The Miracle Merchant: Faith, Folly, and the Rolls-Royce Prophet of Lahore

LAHORE – Beneath the sweltering, dust-laden skies of Lahore, the air is thick with the scent of cheap incense and the desperate prayers of the broken. At the centre of this cacophony

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14 May, 2026

Henley places Pakistani passport on 100th spot

For decades, the green-bound Pakistani passport has been a symbol of a nation struggling to reconcile its global ambitions with a shrinking diplomatic reality. On Thursday, that reality hit a new low-point

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13 May, 2026

No More Hiding: ATC Declares Saad Rizvi and 23 TLP Leaders “Proclaimed Offenders”

LAHORE — The legal net is tightening around the leadership of the banned Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP). In a decisive move on Tuesday, an Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) officially declared party chief Saad Rizvi

Taiwan Expels Chinese Influencers for Advocating PLA Aggression

In a decisive move against Beijing’s creeping influence, Taiwan’s National Immigration Agency (NIA) announced that two Chinese social media personalities must leave the country within five days for promoting Chinese military aggression

28 Mar, 2025

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Taiwan’s Passport Strength Highlights China’s Diplomatic Constraints

In a world where mobility is often a reflection of global standing, Taiwan has once again demonstrated its diplomatic agility, securing the 34th spot in the latest Henley Passport Index. The ranking,

28 Mar, 2025

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China’s Security Demands Expose Pakistan’s Failures in Protecting Nationals

BEIJING — Pakistan and China are locked in ongoing talks about safeguarding Chinese nationals in the South Asian nation, but Islamabad’s assurances ring hollow against a backdrop of relentless attacks. Ambassador Khalil

27 Mar, 2025

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China’s Youth Push Back on Heavy-Handed Internet Limits

BEIJING — China’s government is at it again, dangling new rules to choke off the internet time of its youth, and the kids aren’t buying it. China’s annual political meetings, the Two

27 Mar, 2025

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U.S. Expels South Africa’s Ambassador in Undiplomatic Trump-Era Tantrum

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration’s erratic foreign policy took another wild swing when Secretary of State Marco Rubio declared South Africa’s ambassador, Ebrahim Rasool, persona non grata. In a brash X post,

26 Mar, 2025

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China’s Coast Guard Escalates Tensions with 63 Intrusions Near Taiwan’s Kinmen Islands

KINMEN, Taiwan — China’s coast guard has barged into waters near Taiwan-controlled Kinmen islands over 60 times in the past year, a brazen escalation that’s stoking fears of Beijing’s tightening grip on

26 Mar, 2025

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China’s Ramadan Crackdown: Spies and Videos Enforce Fasting Ban in Xinjiang

TURPAN, China — As Muslims worldwide celebrate month of Ramadan, a starkly different reality unfolds in China’s Xinjiang region. Here, the government has unleashed a chilling campaign to ensure that Uyghur Muslims

26 Mar, 2025

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A Forgotten Genocide Echoes as April Nears

Yesterday marked the 54th anniversary of Operation Searchlight, the chilling onset of the 1971 Bengali genocide orchestrated by Pakistan’s military. On March 25, 1971, General Tikka Khan, later dubbed the “Butcher of

26 Mar, 2025

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China’s Economy Stumbles Under the Weight of Wasteful Spending

Beijing — Last Sunday, the state-run Economic Daily issued a stark warning: China’s economy is bleeding from inefficient investments, a problem that has ballooned over decades and now threatens the nation’s growth.

23 Mar, 2025

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China’s Defense Industry Faces a Reckoning as Corruption Probes Deepen

Beijing — On a chilly morning late last month, Liu Weidong, a senior executive at China South Industries Group Corporation—a key supplier of munitions to the People’s Liberation Army—became the latest figure

23 Mar, 2025

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WORLD - Page 31

The Miracle Merchant: Faith, Folly, and the Rolls-Royce Prophet of Lahore

Henley places Pakistani passport on 100th spot

No More Hiding: ATC Declares Saad Rizvi and 23 TLP Leaders “Proclaimed Offenders”

Taiwan Expels Chinese Influencers for Advocating PLA Aggression

Taiwan’s Passport Strength Highlights China’s Diplomatic Constraints

China’s Security Demands Expose Pakistan’s Failures in Protecting Nationals

China’s Youth Push Back on Heavy-Handed Internet Limits

U.S. Expels South Africa’s Ambassador in Undiplomatic Trump-Era Tantrum

China’s Coast Guard Escalates Tensions with 63 Intrusions Near Taiwan’s Kinmen Islands

China’s Ramadan Crackdown: Spies and Videos Enforce Fasting Ban in Xinjiang

A Forgotten Genocide Echoes as April Nears

China’s Economy Stumbles Under the Weight of Wasteful Spending

China’s Defense Industry Faces a Reckoning as Corruption Probes Deepen

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