People are dying in India due to hunger yet it extends the virus lockdown

India's nationwide coronavirus lockdown, the biggest in the world, which covers 1.3 billion people, will be extended until at least May 3, Prime Minister...

Indo-Pak: Polished guns but impoverished humans

In the world of conflicts, a quest for peace and human security is inevitable. Even though the credibility of the United Nations has certainly...

North Korea celebrates birth anniversary of founder by firing ‘short-range cruise missiles’

North Korea on Tuesday fired several suspected cruise missiles towards the sea, the South's military said. The "multiple projectiles" fired from Munchon in the east...

Kashmir: Iran’s handling of Israel offers valuable lessons for Pakistan

For months after August 5, 2019, when the state of Jammu and Kashmir was stripped of the special status and carved into two Union...

Lockdown: Middle class to fight hunger and malnutrition

Twenty-five percent of the Pakistani population lives below the poverty line. This population predominantly consists of illiterate, daily wagers, unskilled or semi-skilled workers having...

Death of Capitalism: Re-emergence of Socialism & Rise of Welfare States

Dr. Adil Najam, the Ex-Vice Chancellor of LUMS and currently a Dean at Boston University, has compiled views of intellectuals to compare the world...

World is hungry for good news: Google data reveals

People world over are sick and tired hearing of corona and death; they want to. hear good news - Google data reveals

2 days to go before UK decides whether to extend lockdown

The British government warned Monday it would not be lifting a nationwide lockdown anytime soon as the country remains in the grip of a...

Best way for countries to lift lockdown restrictions

With signs in some countries that the coronavirus pandemic may have reached a plateau, governments are looking at how to lift lockdown restrictions on...

Good news: IMF announces debt relief for 25 poor countries

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday announced immediate debt relief for 25 poor countries to help them free up funds to fight the...

Coronavirus is 10 times deadlier than the 2009 swine flu: WHO

The novel coronavirus is 10 times more deadly than swine flu, which caused a global pandemic in 2009, the World Health Organization said Monday,...

World class breakthrough! Pakistani scientists find treatment for Coronavirus

Pakistani scientists have found tentative evidence that seriously ill coronavirus patients can benefit from infusions of blood plasma, collected from people who have recovered...