Maria Corina Machado Wins 2025 Nobel Peace Prize for Championing Democracy in Venezuela

Oslo, Norway — The Norwegian Nobel Committee has announced that Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado will receive the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, honoring her “tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela.” Machado, a longtime advocate for democracy and human rights, has been a leading voice against authoritarian rule in her country….

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Pak–Türkiye Committed to Expanding Energy Cooperation: Turkish Energy Minister Calls on COAS at GHQ

Mr. Alparslan Bayraktar, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources of the Republic of Türkiye, called on Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, NI (M), HJ, at General Headquarters (GHQ) today. During the meeting, both sides discussed matters of mutual interest, with a strong emphasis on expanding Pak–Türkiye collaboration in the…

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Albania Appoints World’s First AI Minister

Albania’s appointment of the world’s first artificial intelligence–based minister is being hailed as a revolutionary step in the field of technology, with the potential to bring transparency, speed, and data-driven policymaking into government decisions. On the positive side, such an initiative could ensure that policies are shaped beyond personal interests, grounded in facts and figures,…

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Tarar Calls for Multi-Pronged Strategy to Curb Pakistan’s Population Surge

Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar on Tuesday urged the adoption of a comprehensive and multi-pronged national strategy to tackle Pakistan’s rapidly growing population, warning that unchecked growth is exerting severe pressure on health systems and basic human rights. Speaking at the Population Summit 2025, the minister emphasised the need for coordinated, cross-sector efforts…

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Clean Punjab Claims Remain Unfulfilled as NA-56 Drowns in Filth and Neglect

Residents of Double Road, Abbasia Abad, and Dhoke Babu Irfan accuse authorities of apathy as sewage, garbage, and disease plague the area Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz’s vision of a “Clean Punjab” appears to remain largely rhetorical, as ground realities in several urban localities tell a very different story. The constituency of Federal Minister for Railways,…

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