Nigeria: Africa’s top oil producer, world’s extreme poverty capital

AFP | In the Ago Egun Bariga area of Nigeria's commercial capital, Lagos, there is no road, no electricity, no running water and no rubbish...

A stitch in time to save Egypt’s ancient tentmaking craft

AFP | Mohsen al-Khayami has for years watched sadly as his once lucrative craft business dwindled and fellow artisans deserted the ancient art known as...

National action plan against drugs addiction

Abdul Rasool Syed | Sadly, Drugs addiction is surging at an exponential rate in our country. It has engulfed our people especially the young generation...

India’s long game revealed & omens are bad for Pakistan

Jan Achakzai | While faced with new costs and opportunities for engaging major stakeholders on Afghan reconciliation, Pakistan should not ignore or underestimate India’s spoiling...

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...

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...

“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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...