Pakistan

New York’s Roosevelt Hotel may make way for new skyscraper

[NEW YORK] Pakistan is considering options for the Roosevelt Hotel in Midtown Manhattan as part of the country’s efforts to meet its commitments to the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Foodpanda delivery rider Abdullah Abbas wades through a flooded street under a railway bridge after heavy rainfall in Lahore, Pakistan, Aug 30, 2025.

No pause for food delivery riders during Pakistan’s monsoon

[LAHORE] Abdullah Abbas waded through Lahore’s flooded streets, struggling to push his motorcycle and deliver a food order on time.

More than half a dozen auto companies, led by Chinese brands, have launched EV models in Pakistan since last year.

BYD’s Pakistan JV sees government support as critical for EVs

The company is looking to the country to help it continue to grow even as its monthly sales have stagnated recently in China

The Indian government has banned all imports from Pakistan in a May 2 notification, including both goods originating from and transiting through its neighbour.

Indian companies, consumers snub Pakistan and its allies

[MUMBAI] A growing number of Indian merchants, companies, and consumers are cutting business ties with Pakistan and some of its allies after a heightened conflict between the South Asian neighbours.

A Kashmiri villager inspects a house damaged after cross-border shelling from Pakistan, at Gingal village in Uri, India-administered Kashmir, May 9, 2025.

Pakistan summons its top nuclear body after launching offensive on India

[ISLAMABAD] Pakistan said it called a meeting on Saturday of the top body that oversees its nuclear arsenal after it launched a military operation against India early in the morning, targeting multipl...

A local resident inspects the debris of his house that was destroyed by Pakistani artillery shelling at the Lagama village in Uri, India, May 9, 2025.

Pakistan warns it won’t de-escalate as conflict with India spirals

[ISLAMABAD] Pakistan has warned it will “not de-escalate” a spiralling conflict with India, and blamed New Delhi for bringing the two nuclear-armed neighbours closer to a full-blown war, with the deat...

Demonstrators burn India's national flag and photos of Narendra Modi, India's prime minister during a protest in response to India's military strikes against Pakistan.

Pakistan shot down 25 drones; India says it pushed back Pakistani retaliation

[SRINAGAR] Pakistan said on Thursday (May 8) it shot down 25 drones from India in its airspace while India said it “neutralised” Pakistan’s attempts to strike military targets with drones and missiles...

Police and railway civil defence personnel conducting an emergency simulation drill as a part of the nationwide civil defence mock drills at a railway station in Hyderabad, India, on May 7 as border tensions surge.
THINKING ALOUD

India and Pakistan once again at war but will it go nuclear?

Nuclear weapons theorists don’t think so; hopefully they are right