Parade to mark wartime siege stirs anger in Saint Petersburg

AFP | Plans for a military parade in Saint Petersburg marking the 75th anniversary of the end of the siege of Leningrad have provoked an...

Remains found of explorer who put Australia on the map

AFP | The remains of the first British explorer to circumnavigate the Australian continent and popularise the country's name have been found near a busy...

DR Congo set for historic political transition

AFP | Felix Tshisekedi is to be sworn in on Thursday as president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, marking the country's first-ever peaceful handover...

Players’ Skewed Maps complicate Eurasia’s 21st Century Great Game – Dr. James M Dorsey

Dr. James M Dorsey | The United States and China are playing Eurasia’s 21st-century Great Game from different but equally skewed maps. While the US...

Govt shuts down used car imports

News Desk | Local car importers have expressed dissatisfaction over the Commerce Division of the government of Pakistan’s decision to term payment of the duty...

Nurse arrested after incapacitated US woman gave birth: Phoenix Police

AFP | A male nurse has been arrested in Arizona on suspicion of assaulting an incapacitated woman who gave birth at a long-term care facility,...

“China ready to accept Taliban as a political force”, says Chinese envoy to Pakistan

News Analysis | Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Yao Jing, while talking in a conference at Peshawar University, has said that his country is ready to...

BuzzFeed to cut 15% of its workers: reports

AFP | BuzzFeed, one of the highest profile entertainment and news sites on the internet, plans to cut 15 percent of its workforce, US media...

The Islamic spirit: NBP sponsors 25 employees for Hajj 2019

News Desk | National Bank of Pakistan(NBP) conducted Hajj-2019 Balloting for 25 employees (regular/contractual) (5 executives up to VP, 10 Officers up to Grade-I and...

Boeing flying car prototype completes first test flight

AFP | Boeing said Wednesday its prototype "flying car" -- part of a project aimed at "on-demand autonomous air transportation" -- has completed its first...

Twitter lauds Chief Justice Khosa in Khadija Siddiqui’s stabbing case

News Desk | The social mediascape of Pakistan immensely appreciated the apex court's decision on Khadija Siddiqui stabbing case. The law student Khadija Siddiqui had...

Time to ‘get angry’, teen climate activist says in Davos

AFP | Her train journey from Sweden took 32 hours, but Greta Thunberg is not tired. The teenager is dead-set in her mission to persuade...