Saudi refugee in Canada expects more women to flee homeland

AFP | A Saudi woman accepted as a refugee in Canada has said in an Australian television interview that she expected her experience would inspire...

Ivanka Trump to help US choose candidate for World Bank

AFP | President Donald Trump's daughter and advisor Ivanka will help the United States choose its candidate to lead the World Bank but she will...

Dawn should publish apology over ‘fake news’ regarding PTI bank accounts: Fawad

News Desk | Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry says Dawn newspaper should publish an apology for carrying a ‘fake news’ regarding alleged undeclared bank accounts of...

China, Canada diplomatic row escalates with death sentence

AFP | A diplomatic spat between Beijing and Ottawa intensified on Tuesday as Canada warned its citizens of the risk of "arbitrary enforcement" of laws...

Mari Gas: The oil & gas giant helping build a better nation

News Desk | Looking at the energy and oil sector of Pakistan, it is hard to miss Mari Petroleum Company Limited (MPCL). With 18% market...

Taliban claim Kabul truck bomb attack, warn more to follow

AFP | The Taliban on Tuesday claimed responsibility for a powerful truck bomb attack in Kabul that ripped through surrounding neighbourhoods, killing at least four...

Imran blasts opposition for NA walkouts

News Desk | Prime Minister Imran Khan has criticized the opposition parties’ partial boycott of the National Assembly proceedings and termed it a pressure tactic...

Pakistani envoy unlawfully detained in India

News Desk | An official of the Pakistan High Commission was arrested by the Indian authorities on Sunday, January 13, 2019, and was released after...

US newspaper reports White House sought military strike against Iran

AFP | The White House demanded that the military draft plans for strikes on Iran after attacks in Iraq last year, sparking concern at the...

Hafiz Jalandhri: The man who penned national anthem

News Desk | Today marks the 119th birthday of Abu Al-Asar Hafeez Jalandhari. The poet of Pakistan’s national anthem was born on Jan 14, 1900,...

Pompeo to press Saudi crown prince over Khashoggi’s murder

AFP | US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday arrived in Riyadh, where he is set to press Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman...

‘Sister’s Day’: Can University of Faisalabad reform Valentine’s Day?

News Analysis| A Pakistani university is rebranding Valentine's Day as "Sister's Day", and debating marking the holiday widely seen as a Western import by handing...