US probing certification of Boeing 737 MAX
AFP | Boeing and US aviation regulators are coming under intense scrutiny over the certification of the 737 MAX aircraft after news that two recent...
Dutch police arrest suspect after three shot dead on tram
AFP | Dutch police on Monday arrested a Turkish-born suspect over a shooting on a tram in Utrecht that left three people dead in what...
Congratulations Pakistan: Thar coal plant starts producing electricity
News Desk | The Thar Coal Power Project started electricity production on Tuesday, March 19, 2019, with 330MW of power being poured into the national grid. A spokesperson...
Naya Pakistan: PM Khan announces a 10 year-long development plan for Tribal Areas
News Analysis | Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday announced the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government’s plans to spend over Rs100 billion annually for 10 years...
Naya Pakistan: sowing the seeds right
Dr Kalsoom Sumra | The incumbent government of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has so far lived up to its promise of following an anti-status quo...
Is PM Khan considering to change Punjab’s chief minister?
News Analysis | Prime Minister Imran Khan summoned Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar for a meeting on Monday to provide an explanation over a bill...
Bilawal cries foul: Asad Umar denies ties with banned outfits
News Desk | Earlier today, PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, once again, blamed ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf government and its ministers for “promising immunity” to banned...
French ‘yellow vest’ demos caused 170 mln euros damage: insurers
AFP | Claims for damage linked to three months of yellow vest protests in France have been estimated at 170 million euros ($190 million) even...
The battle for leadership of the Muslim world: Turkey plants its flag in Christchurch – James M Dorsey
Dr. James M Dorsey | When Turkish vice-president Fuat Oktay and foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu became this weekend the first high-level foreign government delegation to...
Putin in Crimea as Russia marks five years since annexation
AFP | Russian President Vladimir Putin flew into Crimea on Monday to celebrate the fifth anniversary of Moscow's annexation of the strategic peninsula from Ukraine...
Nawaz not getting off easy: Bail plea hearing adjourned
News Desk | On Tuesday, 19th March, the bail plea of convicted former premier Nawaz Sharif was adjourned till 26th March by the Supreme Court of Pakistan,...
New Zealand’s Ardern vows never to speak killer’s name
AFP | New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern vowed Tuesday never to utter the name of the twin-mosque gunman as she opened a sombre session...