Taliban prisoner release approved: Afghan peace talks to begin soon

The Afghan government and the Taliban are "on the verge of peace talks" after thousands of prominent Afghans approved the release of about 400...

Bill Gates lauds Pakistan’s efforts in tackling COVID-19 on CNN’s GPS with Fareed Zakaria

American business magnate and philanthropist Bill Gates calls out Pakistan as a COVID-19 success story, comparing it to Europe on CNN’s GPS with Fareed...

Water is the New Gold: An Emerging Source of Global Conflicts

Depleting potable water resources have sent alarm across the globe pertaining to the emergence of a new spree of future global conflicts in quest...

World War II, US military destroyed 66 Japanese cities

The extent of the devastation inflicted upon Japan by the American military during World War II is not broadly known, even today. In reprisal...

Assault on (foreign funded) Journalism in Pakistan.

The statute of limitations has expired on this untold yet widely known truth to be told. Therefore, I am going to discuss it. While...

Did runway issues cause AirIndia Jet to crash?

Indian authorities had practised for years for a jet overshooting the "table-top" runway at Kozhikode airport, but local resident Fazal Puthiyakath was not prepared...

Game on! USA places harshest sanctions yet on China

China on Saturday slammed the United States for imposing "barbarous" sanctions in response to Beijing's crackdown in Hong Kong, capping a dramatic week of...

Chinese COVID masks unable to live up to standard

Tens of thousands of mask-making companies mushroomed across China at the start of the coronavirus pandemic, but many are struggling to survive as they...

An end of Iran nuclear deal will signal end of world peace: experts

The UN Security Council is set next week to roundly reject a US resolution to extend an Iranian arms embargo, diplomats say, setting up...

Social distancing amid pandemic may cause “educational distancing”

Undeterred by the coronavirus, schools in several US states have reopened for in-person classes -- but some have already been hit by large quarantines...

365 Days of Kashmir in Lockdown

A woman in Kashmir took a sigh of relief as she slowly pierced the knife inside her belly and saved her unborn child from...

Uber reports losses: pandemic kills demand for taxi services

Uber on Thursday reported a $1.8 billion loss in the recently ended quarter as the COVID-19 pandemic caused its shared-ride business revenue to plunge. https://twitter.com/fmtoday/status/1291514678753910785 Overall...