No presidential system in Pakistan: LHC dismisses petition

News Analysis | A bench of Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday dismissed a petition seeking a court order for presidential system of government in...

Teen suicide grew after ’13 Reasons Why’ debuted, study suggests

Reuters | Suicides by young Americans rose by nearly a third in the month following the 2017 debut of popular Netflix television drama series 13...

IS chief refers to Syria defeat in first video in five years

AFP | The Islamic State group's elusive supremo Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi made his first purported appearance in five years in a propaganda video released Monday,...

End of an era: Japan’s emperor kicks off abdication rites

AFP | Draped in ornate golden-brown robes and wearing a towering black hat, Japan's Emperor Akihito on Tuesday kicked off ceremonies for his abdication, the...

Chinese bank profits rise, but so do bad loans

AFP | Profit at China's biggest banks accelerated in the first quarter in line with a better-than-expected performance in the domestic economy, but rising bad...

Virulent anti-Semitism emerges from US white supremacists

AFP | The deadly shootings targeting synagogues in California and Pittsburgh have raised concerns that anti-Semitic hatred is increasingly a rallying point for America's resurgent...

The rich and famous vote in India’s election

AFP | Billionaires and Bollywood stars urged Indians to go out and vote as they took their turn with Mumbai's millions of slum dwellers Monday...

Violence in the Courts: How can the Academy be helpful?

Farah Adeed | On April 25, a local lawyer attacked Senior Civil Judge Khalid Mehmood in Jaranwala, an underdeveloped Tehsil of Faisalabad, with a chair...

India must not test Pakistan’s resolve, it’s not 1971: DG ISPR

News Desk | Director General Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Major General Asif Ghafoor warned on Monday that India must not test Pakistan’s resolve as it...

More embarrassment for India: US refuses to share information on F-16

News Desk | Indian media reports reveal that despite the mounting embarrassments of being debunked by highly acclaimed international analysts, New Delhi is still adamant...

Pakistan ready to resolve Masood Azhar issue to debunk Indian narratives

News Desk | Indian media is abuzz with reports of Indian efforts to provide China with evidence “regarding Jaesh-e-Muhammad’s involvement in terror attacks in India”....

Sri Lanka bans face covering after attacks

AFP | Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on Sunday announced a ban on face-covering, a week after militants carried out coordinated suicide bombings that killed...