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Trump’s ex-defence adviser predicts US exiting Middle East
P.K. Balachandran/The Daily Times of Bangladesh Colombo, March 4 – Col Douglas Macgregor, who was an adviser to the US Secretary of Defence in the first Trump administration, said in a video interview with Norwegian political scientist Glenn Diesen that the Iran war is going...
South Asian countries have struggled to have relations with Israel
By P.K.Balachandran/Daily News Colombo, March 3 – Countries in South Asia, barring Nepal, have had severe problems establishing ties with Israel. It wasn’t easy to shed their anti-imperialist and anti-colonial commitments and reconcile to the stubborn reality of Israel – a key player in the...
Multibillion-dollar New York Roosevelt Hotel deal reflects growing US-Pakistan bonhomie
The US$ 4 billion deal was negotiated by Steve Witkoff, President Trump’s Special Envoy for the Middle East, whose son, Zach Witkoff, is involved in cryptocurrency development in collaboration with the government of Pakistan.
Imran Khan the cricketing legend is Pakistan’s most famous man. Can the state make him vanish?
By. Osman Samiuddin/Pulitzer Centre Just so we’re clear, the following is a fact. Not opinion, not a point of view, not a hot take. Fact. There is no Pakistani — male, female, dead, alive, real, imagined — as famous as Imran Khan. Every turn in...
US-Pakistan Roosevelt deal signals deeper strategic shift
The US$ 4 billion deal was negotiated by Steve Witkoff, President Trump’s Special Envoy for the Middle East, whose son, Zach Witkoff, is involved in cryptocurrency development in collaboration with the government of Pakistan
Pakistan is the second biggest victim of terrorism in the world
Pakistan’s fraught relationship with Taliban-ruled Afghanistan has exacerbated the problem.
Sri Lanka wins global applause for flawless hosting of India–Pakistan T20 clash in Colombo
By Camelia Nathaniel/Daily News Colombo, February 18 – When India and Pakistan met in a high-stakes T20 World Cup clash in Colombo last Sunday (15), the contest was always going to transcend sport. The rivalry between the two nations is among the fiercest in global...
Cricket across firelines – renewed South Asian solidarity in a fragmenting moment
By P M Amza/Colombo Telegraph Colombo, February 10 -Cricket in South Asia has long occupied a space far beyond the boundaries of sport. It is cultural memory, emotional identity, and a form of diplomacy that often succeeds where formal political mechanisms fail. Through periods marked...
Pakistan to play T20 World Cup match against India, Pakistan govt announces
Islamabad, February 9 (Dawn) – Pakistan celebrates after the dismissal of Netherlands’ Max O’Dowd during the 2026 ICC Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup group stage match between Pakistan and the Netherlands at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground in Colombo on February 7. — AFP The...
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