Abbas Nasir

England

Journalist. Was Editor Dawn and Exec Ed AsiaPacific, BBC WS. Bylines in Dawn, NYT, AJE, The Wire. I Tweet, RT to have fun. Don't get worked up about my Ts/RTs.

Articles

On the brink again?

1 week ago | dawn.com | Abbas Nasir

SOUTH Asia is on tenterhooks this weekend, as many informed experts are saying that the window of opportunity for India to embark on some ‘kinetic action’ against Pakistan, which it blames without evidence for the Pahalgam incident, is fast closing because the significant global support New Delhi was hoping for is missing.
Fasset Secures Sandbox License to Launch Pakistan’s First Tokenized Gold Solution

2 weeks ago | dawnnews.tv | Zahid Hussain |Saima S. Iqbal |Jawed Naqvi |Abbas Nasir

Islamabad 29th April, 2025: Fasset, a global digital asset platform committed to driving financial inclusion in high-growth markets, has announced the launch of Pakistan’s first gold tokenization solution under a Regulatory Sandbox license granted by the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP).
DOG KILLING

2 weeks ago | dawn.com | Abbas Nasir

DAWN.COM E-Paper | April 28, 2025 Subscribe to notifications Get the latest news and updates from Dawn Not Now Allow Notifications DOG KILLING: Dogs are domesticated animals, and have a role in the ecosystem as they act as predators and trophic regulators. The absurd policy of killing street dogs does not make any sense. If the government is really worried about public safety, it should vaccinate and tag the dogs.
Trump officials push Russia-Ukraine peace deal after Vatican meeting

2 weeks ago | dawn.com | Abbas Nasir

Top officials in United States President Donald Trump’s administration on Sunday pressed Russia and Ukraine to make headway on a peace deal following a one-on-one meeting between Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the Vatican a day earlier. “It needs to happen soon,” US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told NBC’s ‘Meet the Press’.
Liverpool thrash Tottenham to secure Premier League title

2 weeks ago | dawn.com | Abbas Nasir

DAWN.COM E-Paper | April 27, 2025 Subscribe to notifications Get the latest news and updates from Dawn Not Now Allow Notifications Liverpool roared back from a goal behind to thrash Tottenham Hotspur 5-1 and wrap up the Premier League title in style on a momentous day at Anfield on Sunday.
Napoleon letter denying he ordered pope kidnapping sold at auction

2 weeks ago | dawn.com | Abbas Nasir

A hand-written letter from Napoleon denying his role in the kidnapping of Pope Pius VII in 1809 was sold at auction on Sunday outside Paris for €26,360 ($30,000), the auctioneer said. The letter, signed “Napole”, went on sale the day after the funeral of Pope Francis, who died on Monday. The sale price exceeded the estimate of €12,000-€15,000, according to the Osenat auction house.
India behind attack on Pakistani High Commission: info minister

2 weeks ago | dawn.com | Abbas Nasir

Information Minister Attaullah Tarar on Sunday alleged that India was responsible for an attack on the Pakistan High Commission in London, amid raised tensions between both nuclear-armed nations. According to The Express Tribune, the high commission was vandalised by a group of Indian protesters who threw saffron-coloured paint on the building’s exterior and smashed windows.
54 terrorists killed as infiltration attempt thwarted in KP: ISPR

2 weeks ago | dawn.com | Abbas Nasir

Security forces killed 54 terrorists attempting to infiltrate through the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s North Waziristan district, the military’s media wing said in a statement on Sunday. Pakistan has witnessed an uptick in terror activities over the past year, especially in KP and Balochistan, after the proscribed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ended its ceasefire with the government in November 2022.
Interior minister says govt to fulfil responsibility of protecting investors ‘at all costs’

2 weeks ago | dawn.com | Abbas Nasir

Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi assured foreign investors that Pakistan was a safe country to invest in and that the government would “fulfil [its] responsibility of protecting them at all costs”, a press release from the ministry said on Sunday.
4.4 magnitude earthquake hits KP’s Swat, surrounding areas

2 weeks ago | dawn.com | Abbas Nasir

DAWN.COM E-Paper | April 27, 2025 Subscribe to notifications Get the latest news and updates from Dawn Not Now Allow Notifications A 4.4 magnitude earthquake struck Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Swat and its adjoining localities on Sunday afternoon, sending tremors across the area.