Indian star pulls out of Lankan spinner Muralitharan biopic after Tamil outcry

A popular actor who was set to star as Sri Lanka's legendary spinner Muttiah Muralitharan in a biopic withdrew from the project on Monday...

Op-ed: Fee hike in exports has left Pakistani businesses rattled

The recent increase in the fee for obtaining Phyto-certificate, mandatory for the export of perishable items, by 800 per cent without comparing with the...

Op-ed: There is US government infighting over trillions in COVID-19 relief while world suffers

Ever since the Covid-19 pandemic has begun, the world is facing a financial crisis, worse than the one in 2008. Unemployment numbers are climbing,...

UN Security Council discusses Nagorno-Karabakh fighting

United Nations Security Council members called on Armenia and Azerbaijan to respect a new ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh during a meeting on the disputed region...

Eyeing China, Australia joins ‘quad’ drill with US, Japan, India

Australia will take part in a large-scale military drill off the coast of India next month that will bring together a quartet of countries...

What does the future hold for Caucasus?

The Eurasian region of Caucasus has yet seen another wave of horrendous violence after 1990's as Azerbaijani and Armenian forces are engaged with each...

Nagorno-Karabakh conflict: Ethnocentric attitudes encouraging negative stereotypes

  After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Nagorno-Karabakh became an autonomous region that is internationally recognized as part of Azerbaijan but is de facto...

Here is everything you need to know about Hindu beliefs on cow dung, urine

The fanatic Hindu believes in magical or talisman properties of cow dung and urine. The believers are spread over a wide spectrum. They cover...

Indian authorities in Kashmir seal office of leading English daily

The regional administration of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir sealed the office of leading English daily the Kashmir Times on Monday. The Estates...

Ukrainian officials in Iran for compensation talks over downed plane

Iran hosted officials from Ukraine in a second round of talks on Monday over compensation for a Kiev-bound passenger plane mistakenly shot down in...

Despite tremendous favours, Afghans find it hard to trust Pakistan. Here’s why!

Many Pakistanis wonder why there is such acrimony and deep suspicion among Afghans against them despite so many ‘favours’ to Kabul. After all, Islamabad...

NSA Moeed Yusuf’s interview is a reflection of ‘Naya Pakistan’

Over the past week, even as Pakistani media was consumed by the abhorrent (and self-destructive) tirades of Nawaz Sharif and his cohorts, an important...