Gandhi promises Indians cash, jobs and cleaner air

AFP | India's main opposition Congress party vowed Tuesday to end abject poverty by 2030, hand cash to 50 million families and tackle the "emergency"...

UN adopts resolution as Pakistan warns of threat to global peace from Islamophobia

News Desk | The UN General Assembly on Tuesday unanimously adopted a resolution, co-sponsored by Pakistan that strongly condemns continuing violence and acts of terrorism...

Trump says ‘100%’ ready to shut down Mexico border

AFP | President Donald Trump said Tuesday he is "100 percent" prepared to close down the US-Mexico border, warning Congress and Central American governments to...

Congress manifesto: Cooperation with Pakistan & relaxation of laws in Kashmir

News Desk | On Tuesday, the Indian National Congress announced its manifesto for the upcoming Indian National Election, which included, amongst other factors, a revival...

Fake news thrives on social media in run-up to Indian polls

Reuters | Two weeks after a suicide bombing in India-occupied Kashmir killed 40 Indian policemen in February, a Facebook user called Avi Dandiya posted a live video...

Sindh Police announces 5 percent jobs for transgender community

News DesK | In a first, Inspector General Sindh Syed Kaleem Imam has announced to provide five percent jobs to the transgender community in Sindh...

Our Shuhada our pride: Shahid Afridi pays homage to martyrs

News Desk | The star cricketer Shahid Afridi has paid homage to the martyrs at Kohat on Tuesday. He was invited to Kohat by Maj....

S-400 system or F-35 jets: Turkey to decide between Russia and US

News Analysis | The United States of America has lived up to the intimidating air it has been creating over the prospects of Turkey getting...

Offer for CM office made to me but I rejected it: Chaudhry Nisar

News Desk | PML-N dissident leader and former interior minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan has said offer for the slot of the chief minister was made to...

US approves anti-submarine helicopter sale to India

AFP | The United States said on Tuesday it had approved the sale of 24 MH-60R helicopters to India, significantly boosting its emerging ally’s firepower...

CPEC: Fix “system” to get maximum benefits – Jan Achakzai

Jan Achakzai | The best news from Pakistan came last week when Prime Minister Imran Khan opened International Airport at Gwadar to cater to big...

Rich and poor united in desperate quest for water in Venezuela

AFP | Crippling power blackouts are subjecting Venezuelans to the second phase of deprivation -- massive water shortages that make no distinction in income or...