Syria’s Kurds: The new front line in confronting Iran and Turkey – Dr. James M Dorsey

Dr. James M Dorsey | US President Donald J. Trump’s threat to devastate Turkey’s economy if Turkish troops attack Syrian Kurds allied with the United...

Supreme Court alarmed by population growth rate

News Desk | The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Tuesday, 15th January, in its verdict in a Suo Motu case on the population explosion, said that...

Erdogan, Trump consider creating security zone in Syria

AFP | Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and US counterpart Donald Trump mooted Monday the creation of a "security zone" in northern Syria as tensions...

Five, including a bride, killed in an explosion

News Desk | An explosion in a house in the vicinity of Satellite Town, Rawalpindi on Tuesday, January 15 has killed five members of the...

Woman suing R. Kelly for sex abuse says singer threatened her

AFP | A woman who sued R. Kelly accusing the American R&B star of sexual battery, knowingly infecting her with a sexually transmitted disease and...

Trump: The worst US president ever?

News Analysis | There has been a government shutdown in the United States of America for last 22 days, making it the longest in country’s...

Brexit in dates: From leave shock to parliament’s historic vote

AFP | From the shock Brexit referendum result to Tuesday's momentous vote on Theresa May's unpopular divorce deal with the European Union, here are the...

Social Sciences in the 21st century: What are Pakistani academics up to?

Farah Adeed | The role of the 17th century in the history of humankind is remarkable. It was the time when society, politics, and states underwent...

Turkey can’t leverage US-Russia tensions in Syria forever

M K Bhadrakumar | Turkey has so far played Washington and Moscow off against each other over the Syrian situation by leveraging its importance as...

Pompeo ‘optimistic’ on deal to protect Syrian Kurds

News Desk | US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says he is optimistic an agreement can be reached with Turkey to protect Kurdish fighters in...

Cargo plane crashes in Iran, killing 15: Army

AFP | A military cargo plane overshot a runway, crashed and caught fire during a botched landing near the Iranian capital Tehran, killing 15 people,...

Is the government under pressure? Federal Minister says, YES!

News Analysis | Federal Minister for Information Mr. Fawad Chaudhry, while talking to media, said that the government was under extreme pressure to sign a...