Welcome to the tropical prison that some don’t want to leave
AFP | More than a century after Mexico established a prison on the Maria Islands -- a Pacific archipelago eight hours by boat from the...
IS ‘caliphate’ exodus overwhelms east Syria hospitals
AFP | Young children nursing severe facial burns, others suffering from malnutrition -- an exodus of jihadist families and civilians from the Islamic State group's...
Pakistan Tourism Summit: Fawad urges media to play positive role
News Desk | Fawad Chaudhry, the Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting urged media houses to work towards promoting a positive image of Pakistan in...
Facebook’s crackdown against Pakistani activists: What is the way forward?
News Analysis | On April 1st, Facebook had made the announcement that the 24 pages, 57 accounts and 7 groups removed on Facebook had more...
Pentagon expects Turkey to buy US missile system
AFP | US Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan said Tuesday he was confident that Turkey would drop its plan to purchase the Russian S-400 missile...
Improving business environment – Farid A Malik
Farid A Malik | The business environment in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan continues to be unfriendly. It is because of this, the country has...
Burger King goes… vegan? The meatless Whopper is here
AFP | For decades, fast-food giant Burger King has been the undisputed Home of the Whopper -- the chain's signature sandwich featuring one of its...
Sugar rush fades for Indian farmers ahead of vote
AFP | India is vying to become the world's top sugar producer, but for its millions of sugarcane growers life is far from sweet as...
Brunei introduces stoning to death for gay sex, adultery
AFP | Brunei on Wednesday introduced harsh new sharia laws, including death by stoning for adultery and gay sex, despite a storm of global criticism...
What should NAB do before it files new references?
News Analysis | In the latest development, the National Accountability Bureau’s (NAB) executive board has approved the filing of the first reference pertaining to the...
Communal violence & Hindu supremacy: Modi’s India unsafe for minorities
News Desk | Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has expressed profound remorse over the international community’s failure to break its prolonged silence over the heightened...
IS PTI going to repeal 18th Amendment?
News Analysis | Asad Qaiser, prominent Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) leader and National Assembly Speaker, has ruled out any consideration to revoke the 18th constitutional amendment,...